TheDog
Registered User
I originally posted this in the ABS conversion post, but feel it deserves its own thanks.
Ok got all the brake lines hooked up and not leaking this time. I've got the booster adjust bolt to the MC pulled pretty far out, maybe a 1/4" behind the bolts that come out of the booster. I've bled the MC and the 2 front wheels. This gives me a nice firm pedal with a tight amount of play. I hooked my vacuum for the booster to the would be EGR (pix to come). I haven't bled the rear wheels yet.
Here's my problem, at pedal down I only glide to a hard stop. I feel that I can stop in time for most things, but in an emergency action, I'm screwed. I can't chirp my tires to lock them up for a bit. Any other cars I've driven, I can jab the brakes and they lock. Not with my new setup. They stop fairly shortly but not like they should. Any suggestions? Do I need a new MC? I got mine from a parts yard. My mechanic and I are thinking maybe the MC is bad but I would like some input. By the way, when we were bleeding, the MC was pushing fluid out both the front and rear ports. Just wondering if the MC isn't performing as it should or maybe something else.
*Update*: After running those test drives, I decided to take the car for a spin a few days later. I put it in gear and the brakes are holding. The pedal is high and solid, no give. My calipers are grabbing the discs without me even on the pedal! What would cause the change? What happens if the booster isn't getting enough vacuum?? What will it do? I plumbed a T into the EGR while I notice most others did it to a SC plenum. HELP!!!!
Ok got all the brake lines hooked up and not leaking this time. I've got the booster adjust bolt to the MC pulled pretty far out, maybe a 1/4" behind the bolts that come out of the booster. I've bled the MC and the 2 front wheels. This gives me a nice firm pedal with a tight amount of play. I hooked my vacuum for the booster to the would be EGR (pix to come). I haven't bled the rear wheels yet.
Here's my problem, at pedal down I only glide to a hard stop. I feel that I can stop in time for most things, but in an emergency action, I'm screwed. I can't chirp my tires to lock them up for a bit. Any other cars I've driven, I can jab the brakes and they lock. Not with my new setup. They stop fairly shortly but not like they should. Any suggestions? Do I need a new MC? I got mine from a parts yard. My mechanic and I are thinking maybe the MC is bad but I would like some input. By the way, when we were bleeding, the MC was pushing fluid out both the front and rear ports. Just wondering if the MC isn't performing as it should or maybe something else.
*Update*: After running those test drives, I decided to take the car for a spin a few days later. I put it in gear and the brakes are holding. The pedal is high and solid, no give. My calipers are grabbing the discs without me even on the pedal! What would cause the change? What happens if the booster isn't getting enough vacuum?? What will it do? I plumbed a T into the EGR while I notice most others did it to a SC plenum. HELP!!!!