Hi All,
I've been going though the brakes on my '68 Newport and finally have them working to the point that I can drive it. I've replaced all the cylinders including the master along with the brake lines. I haven't replaced the drums, shoes (including hardware), and brake booster.
The problem I'm having now though is that the pedal travels almost to the floor before it engages the brakes and once it does it's really touchy (maybe 1" travel from where it starts to engage to total engagement). I have adjusted the brakes by driving in reverse and hitting the brakes five or so times. I cleaned up the self adjusters when I went though the brakes so believe they all should have adjusted. I can tell that they're engaging much better but the pedal is still really touchy and low when applied.
This is my first C body so I don't know if this is normal brake behavior or not. It doesn't seem right to me. BTW this car has drums all around.
Thanks,
Matt
I've been going though the brakes on my '68 Newport and finally have them working to the point that I can drive it. I've replaced all the cylinders including the master along with the brake lines. I haven't replaced the drums, shoes (including hardware), and brake booster.
The problem I'm having now though is that the pedal travels almost to the floor before it engages the brakes and once it does it's really touchy (maybe 1" travel from where it starts to engage to total engagement). I have adjusted the brakes by driving in reverse and hitting the brakes five or so times. I cleaned up the self adjusters when I went though the brakes so believe they all should have adjusted. I can tell that they're engaging much better but the pedal is still really touchy and low when applied.
This is my first C body so I don't know if this is normal brake behavior or not. It doesn't seem right to me. BTW this car has drums all around.
Thanks,
Matt
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