all 55 Chrysler products use the same braking systems. Big differences of course for the master cylinder assy if power brakes or standard. ----- Original Message ----- From: "roger crabtree" <rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 4:58 AM Subject: Re: IML: bleeding brakes * > So does the 55 desoto use this type of power system? > RC --- Rog & Jan van Hoy <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > The '55 is totally different than the '54. > The '55 > > has a > > suspended brake pedal with the MC on the firewall. > > The '54 > > pedal goes through the floor to the MC under the > > floor on > > the frame rail. > > > > The '55 is a one year only setup, with a combination > > master > > cylinder and booster that works on a displacement > > process. > > A complete '56 system could be retrofit to a '55, > > but > > there's nothing on either compatable with a '54. > > '54 was > > truly the end of an era. > > > > --Roger van Hoy, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, > > '66 > > Plymouth, '81 Imperial, Washougal, WA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "roger crabtree" <rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 6:19 PM > > Subject: Re: IML: bleeding brakes * > > > > > > | I was just wondering how much difference there is > > in > > | the 54 system and the 55 system. Your front > > breaks > > | look just like mine with the double slave > > cylinders. > > | Are the master cylinders the same between the two > > | years? The part house says 55 was the only year > > for > > | that master cylinder but I dont know. RC. > > > > > >