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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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| Charles Freeborn |
May 20 2026, 10:22 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 342 Joined: 21-May 14 From: United States Member No.: 17,377 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Properly mated with a synchronized flux capacitor one's performance could be... well... stellar...
This whole brake project of mine was kicked off because of a soft brake pedal, which I attributed to an undersized MC (19mm) and the big brakes it wears. Maybe this was contributing too. It is, after all, over 40 years old (closer to 50), so whatever is going on in there is likely crusty. Now is the time to either rebuild it or pull it out altogether. Film at 11. PS, The company got itself into substantial hot water with the FTC over its claims of improved brake performance.... sigh... but I do still think those JC Whitney spark plugs made my go-kart go faster.. |
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| GregAmy |
May 20 2026, 12:52 PM
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QUOTE(Charles Freeborn @ May 20 2026, 11:22 AM)  This whole brake project of mine was kicked off because of a soft brake pedal...Maybe this was contributing too. Well, if the device is functioning as designed, then it actually is adding compressible air to the hydraulic braking system -- separated by a diaphragm. But if it has failed internally then it's possible that there's air trapped inside it that's un-bleed-able. If it were me, I'd remove it entirely. |
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Charles Freeborn ID this brake part? Apr 22 2026, 03:40 PM
stownsen914 That thing looks like a Safety Braker. In the 70s,... Apr 27 2026, 07:06 AM
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That thing looks like a Safety Braker. In the 70s... May 2 2026, 10:32 AM sixnotfour Safety Braker... theres a couple of post somewhere... May 3 2026, 03:06 PM sixnotfour :beer1: May 6 2026, 08:32 AM sixnotfour :driving: May 6 2026, 08:34 AM sixnotfour similar dif. manufacture .. one on each rear.. big... May 6 2026, 08:40 AM Charles Freeborn There's my answer... So... anyone had one apar... May 6 2026, 08:47 PM sixnotfour Garretson Enterprises 1977 May 18 2026, 12:56 PM jd74914 Interesting...
Can someone explain to me what it ... May 19 2026, 09:12 AM GregAmy It's basically an air-assisted pressure damper... May 20 2026, 06:39 AM Charles Freeborn
This whole brake project of mine was kicked off b... May 21 2026, 08:32 AM Ninja
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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