Re: Bendix Treadle Vac Study- Serioius Business!!

Posted by BH On 2010/12/12 9:50:54

Rowdy -

I'm glad to hear that your disc brake set-up was compatible with the BTV.

I just don't have enough concrete, specific data about the PSI developed by the BTV and that required by the calipers to to satisfy my concerns. I can only suspect that disc brakes would require much more pressure than drum brakes - not only due to the larger diameter bore/piston of a caliper, but because drum brakes are self-energizing and calipers are not.

However, I probably shouldn't have even brought that one point up, here, as the purpose of this thread is to study the BTV to get to the root of the problem behind reports of failures following rebuild.

Others are free to do with their cars as they see fit, but as long as quality parts are available that provide reliable service, I'd rather stick with the BTV.

Unfortunately, we haven't found our answer, yet.