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Re: '82 urq: Uneven Brake Pad Wear (right to left)



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From: Phil Payne <quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk>

 
>In message <01bd0a71$4c3b9f80$LocalHost@default> "Ian J Haseltine" writes:
>
>> >2) The device under the master cylinder, that has the brake lines going to
>> >it, is weeping fluid very, very slightly.  What is this device for?
>> >Proportioning valve?
>
>> Yeah, also known as a bias valve. Mine was leaking when I bought the Urq,
>> about a teaspoonsfull (5ml) when standing overnight in my garage. Replaced
>> it ASAP, dead easy job, then bled the system with a pressure bleeder.
>
>?
>
>It has no external mechanical input - where was it leaking from?
 
If you look at the front of the unit, there is a plug that looks like a large (half inch across maybe more) security Torx fitting (six point Torx with a pin in the centre). Mine was leaking from there.
 
 
Jim Haseltine
88 Ur quattro
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