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DamonsCarrera |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 2-September 12 From: Chicago IL Member No.: 14,886 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
The brake pedal on my 914-6 is very spongy, even after repeated bleeding with a pressure bleeder. I isolated the problem to the brake-proportioning valve or pressure regulator. I cannot seem to get the brakes properly bled with this valve in the system.
I've read other posts by some here and it seems this valve is a source of some debate . Is there some trick to bleeding the brakes with it? Do I need to bleed the brakes the old-fashioned way, have someone push on the brake pedal? |
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DamonsCarrera |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 2-September 12 From: Chicago IL Member No.: 14,886 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
I've decided for now to replace the factory pressure regulator with one made by Tilton. Suitable adjustment will give me the same characteristic (see attachment) as the Bosch unit (which can be seen in a previous attachment). Additionally I can adjust the Tilton valve all the way open when I want to bleed the brakes (this would be possible with every adjustable prop valve out there).
I'm choosing the Tilton valve because they provide alot of technical data which lets me choose a characteristic similar to the Bosch valve, at least to start with, and it's available with metric brake line sizes so I don't have to use adapters. ![]() |
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