RE: Brake Issue

[Gary Wilson <MOPAR413@xxxxxxx>]

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First off you need to adjust the brakes.  Sometimes you have to do this a 
couple of times in order to get it right.  Make sure the brake hoses are in 
good condition.  Does the car have a power brake booster?  Make sure the 
throw in right in the brake pedal to master cycl.



MOPAR413 (Gary) 64 Polora 500




> From: John Goodman <regsec@xxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Brake Issue
> Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 11:53:30 -0400
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> I am at my wits end here and need some help.  My race car, a 66 Valiant,
> has four wheel drum brakes.  Last summer when I would back the car off
> the trailer, after a short distance, the car would abruptly stop (no
> brakes applied).  After one such incident, I pulled it forward into my
> garage, and pulled the rear wheels.  I found both that everything inside
> looked brand new, but on a hunch, pulled both wheel cylinders and found
> minimal rust.  Bled both wheel cylinder thoroughly and took a stupid
> short cut and didn't bleed the front brakes.  I think I found the
> bleeder screws were about to twist off, and I didn't have new cylinders
> for the front, etc. etc.  Anyway, next weekend, going through the traps,
> hit the brakes and the car pulled hard left.  Trailered the car and took
> it home.  O.k., time to do a more thorough job.  Pulled the front wheels
> and found both front wheel cylinder full of crud, big time.  Replaced
> both and bled, and bled and bled the brakes.  Put in entirely new fluid
> after using a kit to bleed out the old fluid from the master cylinder.
> Now, when I push on the brake pedal, it goes a LONG way down before
> stopping.  Pumping it a couple of times, doesn't improve the pedal
> height, so I have sort of ruled out air in the lines.  The car doesn't
> have self adjusting brakes, just the "star"wheels on all four wheels.
> What is wrong and how do I fix it.  I get very nervous pushing the pedal
> down so far now.
>
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