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  1. JBurch

    cobbled brake system

    Peddle going to the floor; manual, or power; no leaks dribbling fluid, is a bad master cylinder; change it out now before you loose brakes entirely: quick question: does the peddle pump up and hold?........."C" body disks up front is an inexpensive, maximum braking up grade, a little heavy, but...
  2. JBurch

    Advice on Changing Pads in a Parking lot

    You need to hold one set of pistons "still" while pushing the other pair back down into the caliper housing. Failure to hold one pair steady while working the other pair will cause BIG trouble, you could blow the pucks right out of their bores; then you need to hold that pair steady while you...
  3. JBurch

    M body caliper rebuild question

    Yes replace the dust boots, stay with soft, they are more flexible. No the pistons and calipers are not matched. Good luck!
  4. JBurch

    Rear Brakes locking up

    Bendix, used to offer a wheel cylinder rebuild kit for the 13/16 cylinders, might still be able to get a kit, might be a good idea so long as the cylinders you have now are not pitted. Some thing to think about. I just did a quick number crunch, and the 15/16 wheel cylinders add just shy of...
  5. JBurch

    Rear Brakes locking up

    It's a good idea to go around all four corners to check and readjust; question I have for you is; have you just done a bunch of brake work?? Master cylinder, wheel cylinders? If so, is the master cylinder really a drum brake MC, and what size are the wheel cylinders? You're dealing with...
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    "Sleeving" A- body brake drums?

    Probably about 10 years ago, or so; I investigated a company up for sale near me that relined 8 bolt Pontiac and Buick aluminum drums, they had also done some early Porsche drums. It was a patented process of removing old lineing, pressing in a new one and trueing up the wheel. For $40,00.00...
  7. JBurch

    65' Cuda Drum to Disc advice

    You have like 3 choices: 1. Factory Kelsey-Hays, 4 piston calipers, change lower ball joint, still retain small bolt pattern, different master cylinder. 2. Factory single piston calipers from a 73 to 76 "A" body, requires same years upper control arms (73-76), different master...
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