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Trying to get to first drive and I am now down to brakes. Right now car is on jack stands in the rear with an open diff, stock converter in the trans. When I put the car in gear at idle of course the passenger side wheel turns. I cannot get the wheels to stop with strong effort on the brake pedal whether it is in drive or reverse.
Here are some details:
Any thoughts? I don't have a basis to know how it should feel.
Here are some details:
- The brake pedal feels firm
- When the car is not running, I get enough rear braking that I cannot turn the wheel by hand.
- I have bled the brakes over and over using both gravity and vacuum methods (including bench bleed he master way back when)
- Right now the proportioning valve is all the way open (CCW).
- I get 1.75" of travel on the brake pedal before it becomes firm and it does not move much past that. I still have lots of travel before hitting the firewall
- When I press the brake pedal with the cover off the MC, I get fluid squirting out the smaller rear brake reservoir (can squirt 6" at times) If I keep pressing the pedal continuously the squirting goes away after 3-4 pumps. From my research some say normal, others say not normal
- When I look into the MC and watch the piston move it seems like it only moves 1/8" or less (maybe only 1/16"). I really have no idea how far it needs to move but I expected it to be further. The piston barely covers the hole.
Any thoughts? I don't have a basis to know how it should feel.