Re: IML: 1960 Brakes locking up!

["jsadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

I'd like to add one thing here. The service manual says to bleed the upper 
cylinders first when you are bleeding the fronts.
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Hulse" <thulse2@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: IML: 1960 Brakes locking up!


Sounds like you still have air in the lines to me. You have to keep that res 
full or there goes everything. Start at the passenger rear tire then drivers 
side rear then passenger front and last drivers side front. Hope that is all 
it is. If someone else already told the story Im sorry. Just got in and 
tired.

Tim
56 Imperial
 ----- Original Message ----- 
 From: HavADope@xxxxxxx
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 Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 8:36 PM
 Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] IML: 1960 Brakes locking up!


 Hey there everyone,
 I tore my Booster apart, and relubed everything- Now it works great!!! 
After much work trying to convert my 60 to a dual reservoir, I gave up! Part 
of it was the MC that Kragen Auto Parts sold me(God only knows what year and 
for what it fits, even though I asked for an 67 Newport Master Cylinder), 
Part of it was not enough tech research done to determine if it could work, 
even though I believe it could, and the rest was lack of time, Damn it, I 
want to drive the car, not work on it. So I removed the dual, and replaced 
it with the original singal resevoir MC. I tried to bleed with the wife 
pumping 5X's and holding, but still not to my Satisfaction.  The pedal 
travels all the way to the floor, before the car stops. The brake pads are 
adjusted out just before they rub. Still, thats a lot of pedal travel. I 
adjusted the rod to FSM standards, but.... I saw Dicks comment in the 
Archives about the power bleed setup, but I don't have a spare MC cap to 
drill holes in. any other suggestions, comments on how far the pedal should 
travel on a 60 with a working booster before the brakes catch, and how to 
get them catching sooner?!?!.
 Thanks soo much
 Marc
 60 Imperial 4drht 




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