Dipping
- Philip Chidlow
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Dipping
What causes that characteristic dipping (and corresponding rise once the brakes are off) of the tail when stationery at lights?
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- Ian_Fearn
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All the auto's we've had do it Phil. Never had a manual box BX do it.
My answer on a postcard is that keeping the car still when in drive requires quite a bit of braking force. This produces a higher than normal pressure within the hydraulic system so that when you release the brakes the pressure then drops rapidly causing the back end to sink.
My answer on a postcard is that keeping the car still when in drive requires quite a bit of braking force. This produces a higher than normal pressure within the hydraulic system so that when you release the brakes the pressure then drops rapidly causing the back end to sink.
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