At 12:06 PM 3/31/99 -0600, Matthew W Peterson wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I got my Datsun back on the road the other day and the breaks work fine.
>One concern is that on the first pump the pedal goes almost to the floor
>although the brakes still engage. However, when I pump the pedal a
>second time it stops about mid way down and seems to have more pressure. >
Matt,
You have the classic symptoms of a bad master cylinder. There are rebuild
kits for the master cylinder, but I've tried and others on the list have
attempted to get the rebuild kit to work. A problem with the aluminum
cylinders are that they are not designed to be honed. If there are pits
you are hosed. The rebuild kits are inexpensive and worth a try. New
masters are available and work well.
Dana
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