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Pressure Differential Valve: Reassembly

Replace seals and copper washers with new ones provided in service repair kit. Lubricate parts with clean brake fluid during assembly. Install new seals on pistons with lips facing outwards. Insert long piston into bore (slotted end out) until radiused groove is opposite switch plunger hole. Insert ball (if equipped) and screw in switch assembly and torque to specification.

CAUTION: Ensure that piston seals are never pushed across central hole in valve body as this will damage seals.

Insert short piston into bore with slotted end out. Install plugs with new copper washers and torque to specification.

BRAKE SPECIFICATIONS

Application Specification
Rotor
  Diameter
    TR-4 & TR-4A 11" (279 mm)
    Spitfire Series 9" (229 mm)
    GT Series 9.7" (246 mm)
  Max. Permissible Runout
    Installed .006" (.152 mm)
    Removed .002" (.0508 mm)
  Min. Thickness
    TR-4 & TR-4A .440" (11.18 mm)
    GT Series .460" (11.68 mm)
Hub End Play
  Disc Brake Models .003-.005" (.076-.127 mm)
Drum Size
  1200 (Front) 8 x 1 1/4"
  TR-4 & TR-4A (Rear) 9 x 1 3/4"
  Spitfire Models (Rear) 7 x 1 1/4"
Master Cylinder (Non-Tandem Unit)
  Bore Diameter(1)
    Single Ring .75" (19.05 mm)
    Double Ring .7" (.7-.78 mm)
  Piston Stroke
    Max. Available 1.38" (35.05 mm)
    Stroke At Cut-Off .099" (2.5 mm)
(1) Ring on cast cylinder body indicates bore size (see Figure). Smaller bore supersedes larger from vehicle serial number CT. 5783.
TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS

Application Ft. Lbs. (mkg)
Disc Brake
  Rotor-to-Hub
    Spitfire IV 30 (4.1)
    All Other Models 33 (4.5)
  Caliper-to-Mounting Plate
    Spitfire IV 58 (8.0)
    All Other Models 52 (7.1)
Pressure Differential Valve
  Plunger Switch 2.5 (.3)
  End Plugs 18 (2.4)
Wheel Nuts
  TR-4 50 (6.9)
  All Others 40 (5.5)
DISC BRAKE ROTOR SPECIFICATIONS

Application Disc Diameter In. (mm) Lateral Runout In. (mm) Parallelism In. (mm) Original Thickness In. (mm) Minimum Refinish Thickness In. (mm) Discard Thickness In. (mm)
TR-4 & TR-4A 11.0 .006 .... .... .440 (1)
  (279.0) (.15) .... .... (11.17) ....
Spitfire 9.0 .006 .... .... .... ....
  (229.0) (.15) .... .... .... ....
GT6 9.7 .006 .... .... .460 (1)
  (246.0) (.15) .... .... (11.68) ....
TR6 10.85 .006 .... .... .... ....
  (276.0) (.15) .... .... ....