Re: Hydraulic Pressure Accumulator

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Lino M. Valadas say:

> After asking you for advice on a blinking red break light on my 865ktqw, it
> boiled down to low hydraulic pressure.  The verdict was,  the fault lies
> with the bomb.  So a new bomb I've bought.  I plan on installing it on
> Monday (Oct.21).  The procedure seems pretty straight forward. I'm using a
> Haynes manual.  Nevertheless, if anybody knows of any gotchas to watch out
> for, or  additional tips,  they would be greatly appreciated.

Pump the brakes a lot more than indicated. 10-20 is what the manual
says. Try more like 30-40. It takes a few extra seconds, but that bomb
has enough pressure in it to take fingers off.

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane@zk3.dec.com
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