Re: [AMC-List] Balance Valve Braking

["Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Tom !

I was trying to answer another listers question 
in a rush -  I like your answer to their question
much better !

Bt.

On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 06:20 -0400, Brien Tourville wrote:
> 
> 
> My question is about the plumbing of the brake lines.
> Every AMC I see has the drivers front brake line
> branched off before the line goes to the balance
> valve. 

None of the proportioning valves balance brake pressure left to
right;
only forward to rear, so L-R braking isn't affected by the valave
anyways, and for all practical purposes, line length in (say) the
front
system doesn't matter; master cyl pressure equalizes left-to-right
even
with different length lines.

And a lot of the valvey-looking blocks on the lower firewall in AMC
cars
are not proportioning valves; they are only brake-failure-light
switches, that look for a big difference in pressure front-to-rear
and
make that dashlight come on. Some have prop. valves, some don't,
depending on application.


   Brien Tourville
      NEW YORK
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