In a message dated 3/15/2004 11:50:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> 1. Brakes - Tandem master cylinder operating front and rear brakes > independently. I thought I read (granted this was a long time ago) that > the dual circuits operated on diagonals - LR/RF on one circuit, and RR/LF > on the other. Supposedly for more stability under braking if one circuit > is lost. Yes/no? Some systems do that; some (such as Volvo) even work independently on three out of four wheels at a time. But Triumph dual circuits are front and rear. > 2. Chassis data - many measurements have "(2 up condition)" after them. What does > that mean? Perhaps the approximately load of two occupants -- driver and passenger? > 3. Gearbox - what does the "overall" ratio tell us? I figured out > that the overall is the gear ratio multiplied by the final drive ratio, but > I still don't understand what that's telling me... Yep, that's pretty much it. In other words, the overall ratio indicates -- in any given gear -- how many times the engine turns in order to turn the rear wheels one complete revolution. --Andy Mace *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
