The '55 is totally different than the '54. The '55 has a
suspended brake pedal with the MC on the firewall. The '54
pedal goes through the floor to the MC under the floor on
the frame rail.
The '55 is a one year only setup, with a combination master
cylinder and booster that works on a displacement process.
A complete '56 system could be retrofit to a '55, but
there's nothing on either compatable with a '54. '54 was
truly the end of an era.
--Roger van Hoy, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, '66
Plymouth, '81 Imperial, Washougal, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: "roger crabtree" <rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: IML: bleeding brakes *
| I was just wondering how much difference there is in
| the 54 system and the 55 system. Your front breaks
| look just like mine with the double slave cylinders.
| Are the master cylinders the same between the two
| years? The part house says 55 was the only year for
| that master cylinder but I dont know. RC.
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