Hi Members, Looking for some help.
I am the proud new owner of a 1964 R2 Hawk. My first Studie. For those that followed, it's the one that just sold at Mecum Glendale in AZ. 64 V1085.
OK, here is what I found.
I drove the car home. Brakes seemed as if the power booster was not operating. Car would stop, but a lot of pedal pressure was required and there were no brake lights.
Investigation found the following (note I have ordered a shop manual, but don't have it yet, so learning on the fly).
Pedal is connected to a dual master cylinder that looks very clean and is mounted under (with virtually no room to remove the cover and fill or check it) the floor boards on the frame. I traced one brake line to the rear and it has a proportioning valve about under the driver's seat area.
The other line goes to the front disc brakes.
My car has the Bendix Hydrovac booster on the driver's site fender. There is where the brake light pressure switch is mounted and the wires are present.
I followed the brake lines from the booster and they are not connected to anything. Explains why the pressure switch is not being activated and no brake lights.
So, here are my questions:
Is what I described on the split system booster a factory installation?
If so, were the brake lines just mounted around (i.e. bypassed) the booster and I have manual brake now?
Was the system originally split, front/ rear? Pretty progressive for the day, if it was!
I am assuming my booster needs to be rebuilt and/or replaced. I saw another thread on the forum on a couple of places that may be able to help. Any recommendations are appreciated.
From what I described, can anyone tell me what I should have found on the car if the brake system was stock? If not, what should be there.
Then, any recommendations on how to correct?
Thx. Art
I am the proud new owner of a 1964 R2 Hawk. My first Studie. For those that followed, it's the one that just sold at Mecum Glendale in AZ. 64 V1085.
OK, here is what I found.
I drove the car home. Brakes seemed as if the power booster was not operating. Car would stop, but a lot of pedal pressure was required and there were no brake lights.
Investigation found the following (note I have ordered a shop manual, but don't have it yet, so learning on the fly).
Pedal is connected to a dual master cylinder that looks very clean and is mounted under (with virtually no room to remove the cover and fill or check it) the floor boards on the frame. I traced one brake line to the rear and it has a proportioning valve about under the driver's seat area.
The other line goes to the front disc brakes.
My car has the Bendix Hydrovac booster on the driver's site fender. There is where the brake light pressure switch is mounted and the wires are present.
I followed the brake lines from the booster and they are not connected to anything. Explains why the pressure switch is not being activated and no brake lights.
So, here are my questions:
Is what I described on the split system booster a factory installation?
If so, were the brake lines just mounted around (i.e. bypassed) the booster and I have manual brake now?
Was the system originally split, front/ rear? Pretty progressive for the day, if it was!
I am assuming my booster needs to be rebuilt and/or replaced. I saw another thread on the forum on a couple of places that may be able to help. Any recommendations are appreciated.
From what I described, can anyone tell me what I should have found on the car if the brake system was stock? If not, what should be there.
Then, any recommendations on how to correct?
Thx. Art
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