<VV> another brake question--'61 Lakewood

[Joel McGregor]

You should be able to tell by what they do.  If they work good and feel solid but you have a lot of pedal travel then it's just the adjustment.  If they are mushy then you have other issues.  Most likely air.  If you are using Dot5 fluid it is very difficult to bleed.  I've had master cylinders on other cars that would suck air past the rear seal but not leak fluid.
Joel

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Blackwell
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 2:11 PM
To: Ken Clark
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> another brake question--'61 Lakewood

Try adjusting them tighter.  I've found that a "light drag" is considerably more than I thought at first.

--Bryan