RE: IML: Emergency Brake and other brake issues

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

The loss of fluid means that the car needs additional brake work. Rather than doing half the job, the best advice is to go through the brakes and eliminate all of the problems at once.

The emergency brake release is controlled by a vacuum motor and a switch that is activated by the transmission lever. If the brake doesn't release, the switch could be out of alignment (or leaking), the vacuum motor (or diaphragm) could be leaking, or vacuum source (or hose) could be disconnected or leaking. Assuming that you are able to release the brake with the manual assist lever, there isn't too much else to go wrong. 

Paul

In a message dated 7/28/2004 9:44:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Brian Shea" <bshea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>If you remove the line, will you have to re bleed the wheel cylinders?I
>replaced the lines on my 66 crown and the car was fine.Now I'm losing fluid
>some where and have to fill up the master after a few days.While we are on
>the subject of brakes,the emergency brake does not release automatically
>either.How does that work?
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Christopher
>Middlebrook
>Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 7:17 AM
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>Subject: Re: IML: Master Cylinder Rebuild Time?
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>
>
>One way to eliminate the master cylinder question would be to remove the
>line to it and put a plug in the hole. ?The M/C should give you a very hard
>pedal almost immediately.
>
>The brakes being out of adjustment is definitely a factor too.
>
>I broke down when I was refurbishing the brakes in my 62 and bought the
>Motive Products power bleeder (About 50 bucks). It consists of a garden
>sprayer looking bottle with a pressure gauge, a long hose, and a cap
>designed to fit over the M/C. ?You fill up the bottle with brake fluid, and
>pump it up to 10-15 psi. ?Then you get under each wheel and let the pressure
>do the work for you as you loosen up the bleeders. ?What's nice about it is
>that you don't have to mind the M/C since the bottle is feeding brake fluid
>under pressure. All you have to worry about is making sure the bottle has
>enough fluid in it!
>
>Chris Middlebrook
>62 Custom Southampton
>
>
>
>
> --- On Mon 07/26, ?< RandalPark@xxxxxxx > wrote:
>From: ?[mailto: RandalPark@xxxxxxx]
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:58:53 -0400
>Subject: Re: IML: Master Cylinder Rebuild Time?
>
>This symptom can mean (among other things) that the brakes need to be
>adjusted.<br><br>Paul<br><br>.In a message dated 7/26/2004 6:17:36 AM
>Eastern Daylight Time, "Dave Ford" <daveford1@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:<br><br>>I
>recently replaced all 6 wheel cylinders and brake shoes on my 58
><br>>Southampton. ?Brake pedal pumps up to a good hard pedal and braking is
>good. <br>> ?But... ?my first pedal stroke on the brake goes way below the
>pumped <br>>height so I have bled all the wheel cylinders three different
>times to try <br>>to eliminate this issue but I still get the same
>result.<br>>Is my problem the Master Cylinder? ?Should a rebuild/kit
>suffice?<br>> ? Thanks<br>>
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