Oh great powers that make things stop, I need your wisdom now. Here are the
symptoms with my '67 (naturally, front disks and rear drums). I press on
the stop button and there's quite a bit of pedal travel and a noticable hiss
from the pedal area when I do so. The pedal will go to the floor with
little effort and the brakes will finally grab, but at a minimal amount.
The pedal is not "hard", it simply goes to the floor. No amount of pumping
the brakes makes any difference at all. The hiss stops as soon as I reach
the floor (only hisses while the pedal is in motion). The "brake system"
light comes on. Once to the floor and the car has stopped, the brakes will
hold it stopped indefinitely as long as I keep my foot on the pedal (no
gradual slip like a bad Master cylinder). What on earth is wrong with my
brakes now?
Here are the things that have been done: The following items have been
replaced: Master Cylinder, all metal brake lines, rear wheel cylinders,
rubber lines up front from the metal line to the brake itself. No leaks
anywhere under the hood and no drips at any of the wheels. No loss of brake
fluid; Master Cylinder stays full. I recently had the brake lines bled when
I purchased new tires, but I am not exactly confident in the quality of
their work. Still air in the lines? Bad Power brake booster? Bad "new"
master cylinder? Can pads or disks or drums be the culprit? What sort of
thing would result in so much pedal travel with so little result in braking?
The Convertible starts every time and rides like a dream... but that
won't do me any good if I can't stop!
Thanks, Greg
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