I have a 60 with the same brakes & there is very little pedal travel. I
agree that these brakes make me feel less than confident when I use them.
However they do stop such a heavy car fairly well. I think something is still
wrong if you are getting a lot of travel in the pedal. If the are unfamiliar
with adjusted the shoes, that may be the problem. The adjustment amount is very
little, plus 3 of the adjusters on each side need to adjust with the forward
rotation of the wheels. The one on the rear wheels furthest back adjusts in a
rearward rotation. Since you have the incorrect master, that would be
suspect also. The proportioning valve may also not be right for this
combination.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 7:19
PM
Subject: IML: 1962 Imperial Disk Brake
Conversion?
Fellow Imperial Fans Help:
After putting on 200+ miles on a near complete
Brake Rebuild, that included "New-NOS" Shoes Up front, 5 of
the 6 wheel cylinder replaced & 1 Rebuilt, Turned front drums, Cleaned
rear ones, Dual Master Cyl. 1 1/8 Bore Size, Many Brake Bleedings,
1/2 of the brake lines replaced, Wilwood 10 psi check on both
half's, I Have Come to the Conclusion that the Bendix Total
Contact Brake System should be called the "Pedal of Doom System."
Somehow they Just Don't Inspire much confidence with a Soft Pedal & a Lot
of Pedal Travel. Has anyone found a Disk Brake Conversion Kit or A
Home Brewed way of putting Disk Brakes on the Front of a 62 Imp. I'm
a 50+ year old tool & diemaker at a DaimlerChrysler Engine Plant, so
I've done 97% of my own car/truck repairs from my high school days.
I've found Kits for 62 Chrysler, but I don't have to tell anyone here that
they are Different on the Imp's. If needed I can make
adapters myself or bore out housing's for bigger wheel bearings.
It's a White 62 Custom with 55k miles & spent the first 24 years of it's
life taking a little old lady from Toledo, Ohio to Church on Sunday &
spent the rest of week in a heated Garage - No Kidding.
Help. Dave Van Buren
PS:The Info on the website was GREAT. I replaced all 4 shocks &
put all new front end parts (after looking on E-Bay for months), 235-75
15 Radials Kelly Tires All Around &
It Now Handles 10 Times Better!
Thanks!!
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