Photos of my master cylinder
Re: Photos of my master cylinder
The hole pattern on the photo is correct and does indeed not match the drawings from the book. It is one of the things on a Fulvia I have never understood but it works. The second plunger consists of two parts which slide over each other (check this, sometimes the stick).
Supply of fluid when pads wear comes from the compensation chamber. This is the part where the lock screw sits. The hole in front of the screw through which fluid goes back into the container when it expands if it heats up is missing. I have no clue as to what happens if the fluid heats up and expands.
Supply of fluid when pads wear comes from the compensation chamber. This is the part where the lock screw sits. The hole in front of the screw through which fluid goes back into the container when it expands if it heats up is missing. I have no clue as to what happens if the fluid heats up and expands.
Re: Photos of my master cylinder
I put another picture up on my flickr site. I figured out how the by-pass circuit works. It's a bit more complicated than a simple drilled hole! The reason might have been a way in which to delay the onset of the secondary circuit coming into action after the mixed circuit. Now I can see why super clean brake fluid is important to the operation of this master cylinder design! AND of course, correct assembly is also VERY important. Mine was not assembled correctly...nor was it sleeved correctly either...