TSM disk brakes - residual valve

[herm beeck]

Emery
I am glad you hit upon this. I called TSM last year and was told not to
remove the residual valve . Have installation procedures changed?
Herm/Tucson

> A question for those of you who have installed the
> TSM kits.
> The instructions say:
> "The residual valve holds ten pounds on a drum brake
> system to keep the
> spring on the shoes from collapsing the wheel
> cylinders. Residual valves can
> be found in the rear line of the dual master
> cylinder or in the rear brake
> outlet of the combination valve. It can be pulled
> out using a sheet metal
> screw."
>
> Does anyone know where it is located on the GMC?
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
>

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[heinz wittenbecher]

FWIW... I didn't remove mine either.
However, I can't recall if it was in the instructions to do so and was
missed or whether it wasn't there to do.

Heinz

>Emery
>I am glad you hit upon this. I called TSM last year and was told not to
>remove the residual valve . Have installation procedures changed?
>Herm/Tucson
>

>> A question for those of you who have installed the
>> TSM kits.
>> The instructions say:
>> "The residual valve holds ten pounds on a drum brake
>> system to keep the
>> spring on the shoes from collapsing the wheel
>> cylinders. Residual valves can
>> be found in the rear line of the dual master
>> cylinder or in the rear brake
>> outlet of the combination valve. It can be pulled
>> out using a sheet metal
>> screw."
>>
>> Does anyone know where it is located on the GMC?
>>
>> Emery Stora
>> 77 Kingsley
>> Santa Fe, NM
>>
>
>
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[patrick flowers]

I must have missed that part - didn't remove any "residual valve" and
there's no residual pressure on the rear calipers; i.e. the hubs turn
freely with the brake released.

Patrick

>
> Emery
> I am glad you hit upon this. I called TSM last year and was told
> not to remove the residual valve . Have installation procedures
> changed?
> Herm/Tucson
>

> > A question for those of you who have installed the TSM kits.
> > The instructions say:
> > "The residual valve holds ten pounds on a drum brake
> > system to keep the spring on the shoes from collapsing
> > the wheel cylinders.

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[richard bachert]

Wiped out my rear drums a few weeks ago, but before doing so, they DID
rotate freely. That 10# residual pressure probably JUST balanced the
mechanical spring pressure to keep the pistons from bottoming. That should
NOT be a consideration with discs.
Dick 75 PB in Atlanta

>I must have missed that part - didn't remove any "residual valve" and
>there's no residual pressure on the rear calipers; i.e. the hubs turn
>freely with the brake released.
>
>Patrick
>

>>
>> Emery
>> I am glad you hit upon this. I called TSM last year and was told
>> not to remove the residual valve . Have installation procedures
>> changed?
>> Herm/Tucson
>>

>> > A question for those of you who have installed the TSM kits.
>> > The instructions say:
>> > "The residual valve holds ten pounds on a drum brake
>> > system to keep the spring on the shoes from collapsing
>> > the wheel cylinders.
>
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>Patrick Flowers
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