[Chrysler300] 300F brakes
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[Chrysler300] 300F brakes





Terry:
 
Back in about 1993, I drove my '66 300 to a meet in Washington.  Before I left, I adjusted the push rod of the master cylinder to get better pedal.  I apparently lengthened it a bit too far and eventually ended up with no brakes at all while going 60 mph downhill across the bridge between Portland and Washington.  I quickly downshifted and gradually applied the emergency brake to slow down and got off the freeway at the first exit where I found a nice large vacant parking lot.  I readjusted  the length of the rod back to it's original position and regained brakes. I drove around in circles in the parking lot to test them.  The best solution is to adjust the clearance of the shoes/drums.
 
SOOOO, be very careful what you do with the push rod length.  Apparently, I lengthened it too far and gradually the MC backed up fluid in the tank instead of in the line to the brakes.  It could have been catastrophic.  Besides, I had my parents in the car.
 
Take care and good luck.  Are you going to drive your F to NM in September?
 
Dan Reitz
 


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