Jim is out of town for several days, and I was wanting to finish my installation of the brakes this weekend. I bought the deluxe kit, where Jim supplies all components, except the master cylinder. Remember, that the '63/'64 has suspended pedals, so earlier ones may not have similar solutions. The old front and rear drum brakes were fine when I pulled into the garage, good pedal height and firmness.
I have a dual master cylinder existing in the truck, maybe 5-6 years old, and is a '68 Nova cylinder. All worked well with 4 drums, but since I installed the disks, I have a very low pedal, even though I have completely bled both circuits, and the rears are properly adjusted. It takes 3-4 pumps to get a decent pedal height, though the pedal is firm. The first press, the pedal goes to the floor, the second, there is a very low pedal, the third and subsequent are adequate, but still low. There's about 1/2 of free play in the pedal, though I can't measure how much that translates to at the cylinder. So far, I've not even taken the truck off of jack stands, but I can't see how driving it (yikes!) would make any difference.
I don't know if anyone else has had this problem, but if so, how did you solve it?
I have a dual master cylinder existing in the truck, maybe 5-6 years old, and is a '68 Nova cylinder. All worked well with 4 drums, but since I installed the disks, I have a very low pedal, even though I have completely bled both circuits, and the rears are properly adjusted. It takes 3-4 pumps to get a decent pedal height, though the pedal is firm. The first press, the pedal goes to the floor, the second, there is a very low pedal, the third and subsequent are adequate, but still low. There's about 1/2 of free play in the pedal, though I can't measure how much that translates to at the cylinder. So far, I've not even taken the truck off of jack stands, but I can't see how driving it (yikes!) would make any difference.
I don't know if anyone else has had this problem, but if so, how did you solve it?
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