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>From: parkkj@orion.crd.ge.com (Keith Park)
>If its a dual setup and you apply the brakes several times without letting the
>pedal all the way up ( or if its not adjusted properly and has no freeplay)
>your foot will eventually go to the floor in 5 or 6 pumps. This seems to
>be a characteristic of these systems, all mine have.
>
>Keith
That's strange, all mine pump UP. There should be no need to let the pedal
all the way up, because brake fluid flows around the seals during the return
portion of the stroke. The cupped shape of the seal makes it act as a check
valve: seals one way and passes the other.
Jim
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Melissa Kepner Jim Adney
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Laura Kepner-Adney
Madison, Wisconsin
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