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  • Re: Wot's this car bit called?

    From Peter Hill@skyshac@yahoo.com to uk.rec.cars.maintenance,uk.d-i-y on Wed Mar 16 08:25:58 2022
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    On 11/03/2022 22:23, Cursitor Doom wrote:
    HI all,

    What is the correct name for this car component?
    You often see them mounted on the bulkhead behind the brake master
    cylinder. They're kind of like a distribution point for brake fluid.
    They resemble a matchbox-sized steel block with brake lines going in
    and coming out to the various slave cylinders. Wot's the proper name
    for 'em?

    Cheers,

    CD

    Some cars have a separate "brake proportioning valve". This limits the
    brake pressure to the rear wheels.

    On some cars (French?) it a load sensitive valve with a link to the rear
    anti roll bar.

    Others (Japanese?) it's on the side of the master cylinder.
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  • From Abandoned_Trolley@fred@fred-smith.co.uk to uk.rec.cars.maintenance,uk.d-i-y on Wed Mar 16 08:50:44 2022
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    Some cars have a separate "brake proportioning valve". This limits the
    brake pressure to the rear wheels.

    On some cars (French?) it a load sensitive valve with a link to the rear anti roll bar.

    Others (Japanese?) it's on the side of the master cylinder.

    I had one fitted to the rear anti-roll bar on a Fiat 124 - I believe
    they called it a "tipping valve"
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  • From Andrew@Andrew97d-junk@mybtinternet.com to uk.rec.cars.maintenance,uk.d-i-y on Wed Mar 16 12:17:12 2022
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    On 16/03/2022 08:50, Abandoned_Trolley wrote:


    Some cars have a separate "brake proportioning valve". This limits the
    brake pressure to the rear wheels.

    On some cars (French?) it a load sensitive valve with a link to the
    rear anti roll bar.

    Others (Japanese?) it's on the side of the master cylinder.

    I had one fitted to the rear anti-roll bar on a Fiat 124 - I believe
    they called it a "tipping valve"


    Ditto Astra 'F' Estate, but connected to the rear torsion bar which
    is also an anti-roll bar.
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