<VV> Ultra Van question / hydraulic brake lock

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

Joe, and everyone else,
:-)
This particular Ultra has disc in the rear, drum in the front. Originally  
all Ultras had drums front & rear, with the front from a Chevy II and the  rear 
being LM Corvair.... the current rear disc brakes are "80-something Buick"  
according to an "inside source with the UltraVan Underworld" (a.k.a. Jim  
Davis)... I've not personally inspected the Ultra, but will in a few weeks... it  
might be something as simple as correctly bleeding the air out of the system (to 
 cure the mushy feel)... but the parking brake fix is going to take a LOT of  
thinking...
By the way, THANK YOU for ALL the tips and ideas you sent me over the last  
few days... keep them coming!!!!
As for converting back to drum, I have no idea if she has the parts for  such 
a project... but it wouldn't hurt to look.
Thanks for the input Joe... and I'll keep y'all posted.
Lonzo
 
 
In a message dated 9/7/2008 8:50:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jwcorvair at aol.com writes:

Hi,  Maybe I missed something in the original post, but I have been thinking 
that  the Ultra Van (is that UV exposure?) has four-wheel disk brakes. I'm 
also  thinking that the UV has a Power Glide, so no park - in which case a  
mechanical e-brake is a must have feature. I like keeping things simple; if  the UV 
has four-wheel disk brakes, I think the the mechanically easiest and  
simplest is to convert the rear disks back to drum brakes and reinstall the  e-brake 
for the rear drums. The UV would have disks on front and drums on the  rear, 
but this combination worked well for my 70 Camaro, and was easy to  maintain. 
At any rate, this is just a thought, and, if I have totally  misunderstood - 
never mind ...

Joe White (62 sedan, 64 Spyder Coupe, 66  Porvair)
CORSA,  RMC






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