Practical advise on setting a proportioning valve
September 2nd, 2016, 01:44 PM
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Practical advise on setting a proportioning valve
System operation understood...my conversion to front disc from all drum includes a Summit Prop. valve.- mounted on the tub. Anyone done similar, how did you go about adjusting/setting the valve? did you do it on a wet road? on the grass? a couple people watching for the wheels to lock up? Is there a non driving ie: mechanical way to do it with a "tool"? or is it a matter of trial and error?
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September 2nd, 2016, 04:51 PM
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Anyone done similar, how did you go about adjusting/setting the valve? did you do it on a wet road? on the grass? a couple people watching for the wheels to lock up? Is there a non driving ie: mechanical way to do it with a "tool"? or is it a matter of trial and error?
http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/713...tioning-valve/
September 2nd, 2016, 08:09 PM
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Unfortunately, everything I've ever read is trial-and-error on dry, flat pavement. You can make an initial setting with a brake pressure gauge, but ultimately you need to go out and make a bunch of panic stops on a deserted stretch of road or parking lot.
http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/713...tioning-valve/
http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/713...tioning-valve/
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