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Re: Brakes are utterly useless--how do I fix them?

 

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Do you mean full foot to the floor on a literal sence. Are you running out of room to push the pedal? That would be from air in the lines, or your brake fluid level is low. I am assuming that is not it but could be a clue to someone with more knowlage than me.?



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From: "jacobtimothyfield@... [C-Car]" <C-Car@...>
Date: 4/16/19 8:34 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: C-Car@...
Subject: [C-Car] Brakes are utterly useless--how do I fix them?

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Hi All,

When I bought my CCar, the brakes (while they worked) weren't good and I figured they could use some work. Here's what I've done so far:

  • Replaced the master cylinder. I did bench-bleed it.
  • (tried to) Rebuild the left rear brake cylinder. It was leaking, so I got it new rubber, honed it, and put it back together. It still leaks, but not as bad now... The internal metal piece was bent out of shape on the new rubber on the side that leaks (Still). I wonder if that it the cause of the leak.
  • I adjusted all the brakes, though I've never done it before. They worked much better afterwards (testing the car at 1-5MPH rolling).
Here's the problem--despite everything I've done, the brakes somehow manage to be worse than when I bought the car! Other than that leaking cylinder, I don't see anything wrong with the system. The pads and drums should be fine, the car has under 2K on it.

Anyone have any tips for how to get the brakes back to working condition?

(To give an idea of how bad they are: 10MPH, foot down to the floor, and the brakes do almost nothing. If I was on level ground, I might stop after 20-30 feet.)

Thanks in advance!
- Jacob Field
1980 Gold ComutaCar
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