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 Post subject: touchy / soft brakes .
PostPosted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:59 pm 
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Man my 78' has super touchy brakes . I mean really touchy and I can push the peddle t the stop . never really firms up . Brakes work great and will hold , but soft . New master , hoses bleed well , fluid flushed , all new wheel cylinders etc.


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 9:37 pm 
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Rear drum? Are the primary and secondary shoes reversed?


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 9:19 am 
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Ben wrote:
Rear drum? Are the primary and secondary shoes reversed?



Hmmm .... Ill check


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PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:49 pm 
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Brake booster failure . Put the old one from the yellow truck on it .... good to go. Booster was also full of brake fluid from a previous master rear seal failure .


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There's also an adjustable rod between the booster & MC, it's length determines the travel of the MC piston- too short & less than full braking power, too long and the MC may not release fully.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:05 pm 
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I saw that . My master went straight up to the booster and didn't push the piston . Think im good.


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