Imperial brakes

["Phil" <hilljack7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd check the rubber brake line that goes to the rear axle. I've had the
rubber lines go bad in internally before on different cars. Once  I had one
go so bad, it would lock the wheel temporarily, after applying the brakes.
To look at it on the outside, you couldn't tell anything was wrong on the
outside. But the inside of the line had somehow with age, managed to swell
shut and also, become clogged with small bits of corrosion.  You should have
the same amount of flow out of the rear as you do the front when bleeding.
If changing the rubber line doesn't help, check all the lines going to the
rear of the car for dents or bends, anything that could cause a restriction.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Savard" <res03r3f@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 9:34 PM
Subject: IML: Imperial brakes


> Hi all,
>   I just put new brake shoes,good drums and rebuilt the wheel cylinders
> on my 66 Crown Coupe. The original problem was very low brake
> pedal-almost on the floor. I power bled the system after all the work
> and with the car sitting there the pedal was rock hard and very high.
> When I started the car and stepper on the brake pedal it went almost to
> the floor-as in before the brakes were done. One thing I found when I
> was doing the brakes was that the rear wheel cylinders were seized
> solid-I could not free them up even with a hammer and punch. I ended up
> replacing them both. When I bled the brakes using a pressure bleeder,the
> front wheel cylinders squirted out a healthy flow of brake fluid while
> the rears just dribbled a small steady amount. Is this normal? Or is it
> indicative of a restriction in the system as in the single brake hose at
> the rear axle? I hope somebody can help with this.
> Thanks
> Don Savard
>
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> 65 Crown Coupe       66 Crown Coupe
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