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| Charles Freeborn |
 Apr 22 2026, 03:40 PM
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Can anyone ID this brake part? It's inline to the front brakes only. I've never seen such a thing. My pal Eric at PMB thinks it's a residual pressure regulator meant to keep some brake pressure on tap for a firmer pedal... News to me...
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| GregAmy |
May 20 2026, 06:39 AM
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It's basically an air-assisted pressure damper/accumulator, used to dampen the pulses of a non-perfectly-flat rotor. It's really a bit of old technology and, if I may offer, a bit toward the "tornado intake twister for better fuel economy" JC Whitney sorta thing. I suggest it will give you a much more nebulous pedal (which you can do on your own...)
The general concept is useful but I find the declaration that "I have never had a wheel lock up under braking with them on the cars" to be a bit...specious. Simply my opinion, of course. I found this old article on how the general idea works, technically, when installed on larger trucks and RVs: https://web.archive.org/web/20060317215937/...arts/bguard.htm |
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Charles Freeborn ID this brake part? Apr 22 2026, 03:40 PM
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It's basically an air-assisted pressure dampe... May 20 2026, 01:37 PM Charles Freeborn Here's the 411 on the "SafetyBraker... May 22 2026, 03:58 PM Ninja Thanks for the autopsy and the comments...
This t... May 22 2026, 04:37 PM GregAmy Fantastic! I've never seen the inside of t... May 23 2026, 06:05 AM Charles Freeborn
Fantastic! I've never seen the inside of ... May 24 2026, 09:12 AM |
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