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Hi all, good to be back on the forum. Tonight I finally got my brakes bled with new system installed. I have a 67 master cylinder (which came with a retainer on the push rod, but the push rod length was the same, net, as the 65 master cylinder - a direct bolt up)with stainless steel lines, stainless steel braided flex hoses, all new drums *cyrogenically frozen in liquid nitrogen for 24 hours), wheel cylinders, hubs, studs, shoes (kevlar linings), and hardware. Even buffed up the brass dist. block under the hood. I was real excited and thinking I was going to drive the car. WRONG.
When pumping the brakes, I discovered that the prior owner, who pulled the clutch linkage/trans and installed a C4, boogered up the pedal support bushing, to the point that about 1/4 of the bushing is missing. The bushing rotated in the support and now the shaft is offcenter, wobbles, and causes the brake pedal to grab during the stroke of the pedal. grrrr. Also, all of the plastic bushings/washers are missing from where the m/c rod connects to the pedal. Looks like I'll have to pay $45 for a shaft rebuild kit just to get the bushing.
The PO sure messed this one up. Funny, but the place I bought the car from put all new brake shoes on, but broke one of the bleed valves partially off the rear driver's side. Fluid went everywhere, ruined the shoes, filled the drum, coated the inside of the wheel, and they had the nerve to say nothing was wrong with the brakes, since they were new, and it was all my imagination. ha.
Next project is the pedal support. Looks like I have to keep the 70 for a daily driver just a little longer! Oh, the sacrifice!
When pumping the brakes, I discovered that the prior owner, who pulled the clutch linkage/trans and installed a C4, boogered up the pedal support bushing, to the point that about 1/4 of the bushing is missing. The bushing rotated in the support and now the shaft is offcenter, wobbles, and causes the brake pedal to grab during the stroke of the pedal. grrrr. Also, all of the plastic bushings/washers are missing from where the m/c rod connects to the pedal. Looks like I'll have to pay $45 for a shaft rebuild kit just to get the bushing.
The PO sure messed this one up. Funny, but the place I bought the car from put all new brake shoes on, but broke one of the bleed valves partially off the rear driver's side. Fluid went everywhere, ruined the shoes, filled the drum, coated the inside of the wheel, and they had the nerve to say nothing was wrong with the brakes, since they were new, and it was all my imagination. ha.
Next project is the pedal support. Looks like I have to keep the 70 for a daily driver just a little longer! Oh, the sacrifice!