Re: IML: '55 brake problems- help

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

It sounds like the master cylinder and the brake booster will also need to be replaced/rebuilt. The master cylinder should not allow brake fluid to get into the booster area.

The brake booster rebuild kit is available from a gentleman named Jim Fredrick. He can be reached through information in the ad he runs in the monthly WPC Club National publication.

Once these items are known to be functioning perfectly, the brake bleeding should go well, if done EXACTLY as outlined in the FSM. Other than the use of a pressure bleeder, that includes the use of a transparent jar containing some clean fluid & a length of hose. This is so that the fluid being expelled from each wheel cylinder can be seen, and known to be completely free of any air bubbles whatsoever. Until this occurs, satisfactory brake performance is not going to be possible.

Paul W.

In an email dated 4/9/2005 4:30:47 am GMT Daylight time, "Jim Poltrock" <jtpoltrock@xxxxxxx> writes:

>Hi all-
>
>I have been working on getting my 1955 Imperial back on the road for the
>last 8 months. ?Prior to that she sat in the previous owner's garage for 12
>or 13 years. ?I have done so much work getting her ready for the road but am
>now befuddle by a brake problem.
>
>I installed new wheel cylinders (all 6) and new front and back flexible
>brake lines as well as new shoes. ?But after bleeding the dry system (power,
>gravity and pressure) I cannot get all the air out of the lines. ?On close
>inspection I found no leaks so I decided to take the master cylinder off
>tongiht. ?Inside the brake booster I found a few ounces of brake fluid.
>
>The questions I have are:
>
>Where is the air coming from? ?Is the booster bad? ?Master cylinder? ?Has
>anyone else ever experienced a similar problem? ?I understand the system on
>the '55 is kind of proprietary and is more difficult to diagnose, so any
>insight advice is welcome.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Jim Poltrock
>'55 sedan
>39k
>Wisteria blue/Rhapsody blue
>


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