Re: Major issues with brakes ?????

by Blue Eyed Devil on April 24th 2010, 2:49 am

Which is why NOW is a good time to replace the master cylinder. They are cheap. You have the system torn apart, so no reason not to. Go ahead and do it now, bleed everything out and be done with it for a while. Your safety (and others on the road) isn't worth a few bucks saved...

by FalconEddie1964 on April 24th 2010, 5:18 pm

Blue Eyed Devil wrote:Which is why NOW is a good time to replace the master cylinder. They are cheap. You have the system torn apart, so no reason not to. Go ahead and do it now, bleed everything out and be done with it for a while. Your safety (and others on the road) isn't worth a few bucks saved...

by CustomCabby on April 28th 2010, 4:16 pm

Replaced the master cylinder and lines to the valve, and not only do I not have a little bit of brake pedal, but nothing at all! No fluid coming out of bleeders at all. And there is still that "air flushing" sound when the pedal is pressed. I'm seriously about to drain the oil and crank it over and hold it at about 8000 RPM till it makes some heavy metal! Not really.

by Blue Eyed Devil on April 28th 2010, 4:32 pm

Did you bench bleed the master cylinder before installing it?

by RebStew on April 28th 2010, 4:35 pm

What does your weekdays look like? Are you free through the day? I have a meeting Wensday but I think I can clear a day to stop up. I think it may be something you are overlooking. You should be getting something out of the bleeders. Did you ever get anything out of them?

by RebStew on April 28th 2010, 4:38 pm

Blue Eyed Devil wrote:Did you bench bleed the master cylinder before installing it?

As long as he didn't run copper brake lines on it it should work. Right?? LOL
Inside joke fellas.lol
That poor guy. I feel sorry for him. Not really

Yeah I know I'm a trouble maker..

by RebStew on April 28th 2010, 4:39 pm

Andy if you are free I can come up sometime next week and try to give you a hand.

by CustomCabby on April 29th 2010, 12:11 am

Thanks Steve for the offer. Let me see what I can get done with it tonight and then go from there. I will let you know.

by CustomCabby on April 29th 2010, 7:17 am

Well, I went home and took it off AGAIN, and re-bench bled it AGAIN and it still is not building up pressure. And it is still making the "rushing air" sound when the brake pedal is pressed. This air is noticeable when sitting in cab but not outside of it. Any ideas now?

by magicman_1968 on April 29th 2010, 10:50 am

You must be gettin air back in the system if you cant build up any preasure......

by RebStew on April 29th 2010, 12:43 pm

If you open one of the lines not the bleeder will anything come out? Do you have anyone pumping the brakes and holding them before you loosen the bleeder?

by CustomCabby on April 29th 2010, 1:55 pm

RebStew wrote:If you open one of the lines not the bleeder will anything come out? Do you have anyone pumping the brakes and holding them before you loosen the bleeder?

Yup to both questions.

by CustomCabby on April 29th 2010, 2:11 pm

Okay boys and girls... I thought I had issues up to now.... here we go.

The power brake set up that the PO put on the '59 F100 was from a '69 Lincoln Continental. And as I was looking into going ahead and replacing the booster and making some calls, I found out that Zone, Advance and Orielly all sell the booster for the Lincoln. But all of them cannot get them from their distributor. Go figure. So simple conclusion, OBSOLETE. So my issue is a bit greater now that I have a master from a Lincoln but cannot get a booster to mate it to. So what do I do? Do I get a '75 F100 power disk/drum set up like what my rotors are from? My buddy at Orielly said I could bring the master back and put it towards a master/booster set up but I am pretty much at a dead end of what would be best. Any suggestions?

by CustomCabby on April 29th 2010, 11:56 pm

Ideas? Besides getting a horse!?!

by falconwagon62 on April 30th 2010, 3:19 am

CustomCabby wrote:Okay boys and girls... I thought I had issues up to now.... here we go.

The power brake set up that the PO put on the '59 F100 was from a '69 Lincoln Continental. And as I was looking into going ahead and replacing the booster and making some calls, I found out that Zone, Advance and Orielly all sell the booster for the Lincoln. But all of them cannot get them from their distributor. Go figure. So simple conclusion, OBSOLETE. So my issue is a bit greater now that I have a master from a Lincoln but cannot get a booster to mate it to. So what do I do? Do I get a '75 F100 power disk/drum set up like what my rotors are from? My buddy at Orielly said I could bring the master back and put it towards a master/booster set up but I am pretty much at a dead end of what would be best. Any suggestions?

I would get what ever Booster/MC set up I could get, off a Big Car or Truck, as the bore dia must be large to move the fluid that will stop you, I used the one off the Volare' on my 48 Panel truck, So hit the old pull and pay, find a full size Ford and I am sure it would work..It is a fluid issue, we just need to move the fluid, so as long as it will bolt/hook up you'll be home free....I am using a set up off a truck on Vicki's 59, I have to hang pedals on it as well...