In a message dated 5/31/00 9:40:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Retters@aol.com
writes:
<< My brakes seem very weak even after rebuilding. Are there any tricks to
getting a firm pedal and good braking action other than "bleed til you
drop"? >>
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If you rebuilt everything, and replaced the flex hoses and drained and
refilled the system with new brake fluid, the only thing left is to bleed til
you drop. Which brake fluid did you use? If it was DOT3, that may be the
problem. DOT5 (silicone) is also slightly compressible, so it won't give you
as hard a pedal.
If you just rebuilt the calipers/cylinders (did '63s have disks in front?),
then it could be the flex hoses flexing when they shouldn't. Replace them
with a set of braided hoses. Last possibility is a bad master cylinder.
Even a newly rebuilt one can be bad.
Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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