Re: Touchy Brake issue on a 63

["Daniel J. Stern" <225@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds very much like rusty wheel cylinders and resultant contaminated 
brake shoe friction material.

On Sun, 5 Nov 2006, brian hagen wrote:

> 
> I just picked up a 63 Newport last week and barely got it home.  The  
> brakes pedal goes from super touchy, to dead, to super touchy.
> 
> The best way I can describe it is, when I put my foot down on the  
> brakes, I get short pedal movement and no brakes.  Pressing harder,  
> and I can finally "break thru" and get brakes (but with the extra  
> pressure, I basically SLAM on the brakes)  There is no comfort zone.
> 
> A good way to describe it is, its like pressing on an egg.  Little  
> pressure gets nothing, hard pressure and you smash the egg. No in  
> between.  I am pretty much forced to rapid tap the brakes until I get  
> past the "dead" brake feel and get brakes back (without slamming)
> 
> Its almost as if the power brake booster is only working some of the  
> time.  When it is not working, I have very little pedal movement and  
> no brakes.
> 
> And then.. sometimes.. It works perfectly normal.  Smooth brake pedal  
> movement and good brakes.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 
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