[FC] Braking News

[Ron]

The MC is holding the pressure from use.  I vote for replacing it as that's 
what worked when my Nash did that many years ago.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Emanuele" <rampside1 at roadrunner.com>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 11:52 AM
Subject: [FC] Braking News


>    I thought I would throw this out to the list. I did a complete brake
> job on my 61 Rampside. New lines, cylinders, shoes and master cylinder
> rebuild. My dilemma is that  if I drive a distance of say twenty miles
> or more the brake pedal becomes rock hard and the brakes start to lock
> up on all four wheels. I am inclined to think that the issue is in the
> master cylinder. I backed the concentric pedal bolt so that I have
> maximum pedal travel to allow the piston to fully return. I backed the
> shoes off to zero adjustment. These are manual adjusters, not auto
> adjusters and still have this problem. I have bled the system repeatedly
> and to no avail. What am I missing here? I've done numerous brake jobs
> in the past with never a problem. I am using DOT 3 brake fluid not
> synthetic
>  ANY THOUGHTS?
>
> Thanks in advance, Mike Emanuele
> 61 Rampside
> 61 Eight Door
> 69 Monza Ct
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