Hard brake pedal
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 5:46 pm
Long time reader, first time asker. My son and I have been playing with a 64 404 with an inline 6 and manual brakes. Anyway we got the car, the brakes were locked up. So, we changed all the springs and pads on the drum brakes, changed all of the wheel cylinders, changed out the master cylinder, changed the front brake lines and then added fluid and bled the brakes. We used parts that were in the trunk of the car. Now, when we hit the brakes, everything stops, but it feels like the fluid is not coming back to the master cylinder because the pedal starts to get really hard. It's to the point where there is no movement anymore. If you crack the bleeder valve, release some pressure and close it again, the pedal will move but will then get rigid again.
We did notice that in the wheel cylinders, we have 2 different size bleeder valves. So I'm wondering if that has anything to do with whats going on. I read a little bit about different bore sizes between the master cylinder and the wheel cylinders and I'm wondering if that may be the issue.
What do you think fellas?
We did notice that in the wheel cylinders, we have 2 different size bleeder valves. So I'm wondering if that has anything to do with whats going on. I read a little bit about different bore sizes between the master cylinder and the wheel cylinders and I'm wondering if that may be the issue.
What do you think fellas?