You might try adjusting the rear brakes. They may help . > > But boosters are $$, so for now... > > --- randalpark@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > As a point of clarification, for most people this > > symptom would mean > > that the master cylinder, calipers, or wheel > > cylinders are bad. I > > respect others knowledge for their own car, but > > brakes that do not > > immediately release is not usually something that is > > fixed by adjusting > > the vacuum to the power booster. Sticky brakes, > > mushy pedal, or pedal > > all the way to the floor usually means a complete > > brake job, or at > > least a trip to a respected mechanic if you are not > > experienced in > > working on brakes. > > > > Paul W. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mechimike@xxxxxxxxx > > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 7:59 AM > > Subject: Re: IML: 67 LeBaron brakes > > > > > How do you restrict the vacuum to the brake > > booster? > > > > The problem I have had with my 67 Crown's brakes is > > that the brakes tend to "grab" and stay applied for > > a > > few moments after I lift my foot from the brake > > pedal. > > I found that by restricting the vacuum boost this > > problem was alleviated. > > > > The way I restricted the boost was to remove the > > vacuum line from the booster and insert another > > plastic tube with a smaller diameter hole inside of > > the vacuum tube. Thus, the ID of the orifice the > > air > > must pass through is reduced (in this case, from > > 3/8" > > to 1/8") and the vacuum is restricted. Note, this > > is > > not a perfect fix, as the steady-state vacuum level > > will still be the same, but it will take longer to > > build up that vacuum level in the booster. So under > > prolonged brake applications, I still get some grab. > > > > --Mike Pittinaro > > > > 'To Engineer' was never meant to signify poking > > around with a mouse on > > a > > Nintendo-on-steroids computer system. > > > > 'It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a > > few scars' > > -- Garrison Keillor > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > > ___________ > > Looking for earth-friendly autos? > > Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' > > Green Center. > > http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com > > ----------------- > > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing > > List. Please > > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your > > response will be > > shared with everyone. Private messages (and > > attachments) for the > > Administrators should be sent to > > webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of > > free safety and > > security tools, free access to millions of > > high-quality videos from > > across the web, free AOL Mail and more. > > > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com > > ----------------- > > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing > > List. Please > > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your > > response will be > > shared with everyone. Private messages (and > > attachments) for the > > Administrators should be sent to > > webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > > > --Mike Pittinaro > > 'To Engineer' was never meant to signify poking around with a mouse on a Nintendo-on-steroids computer system. > > 'It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars' > -- Garrison Keillor > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss an email again! > Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm