Rear Shoes Lining All Same Length?
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Well the brakes work fine, but it needs a pretty good pedal effort on a hard stop. No power assist here. Shouldn't it be possible to "get" the front brakes to lock up though? Yeah I wondered about the M/C. It's what everybody sells as modern replacement. Could maybe rebuild original though haven't looked at it to see if it's too pitted or worn. It maybe the fronts will see some improvement, there is maybe 10 miles on them or so.
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The 1" bore is for manual brakes, and 1-1/16" is for power brakes. The smaller bore gives a bit more leverage at the expense of a longer pedal throw.
I've found that the rear brakes will tend to lockup before the front until you put a load in the back.
I've found that the rear brakes will tend to lockup before the front until you put a load in the back.
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Give them a little more mileage to seat good. You should be able to lock up the fronts, I can do it on all of mine and none are power..
Off topic but the first time I let the wife drive my 66 Mustang with none power discs I explained to her the harder pedal pressure required as compared to her car. I had her do a test stop at about 35 mph to get the feel, she stomped on the brakes so hard she bent the push rod going from the pedal to the master, and she is just a little gal.....
Off topic but the first time I let the wife drive my 66 Mustang with none power discs I explained to her the harder pedal pressure required as compared to her car. I had her do a test stop at about 35 mph to get the feel, she stomped on the brakes so hard she bent the push rod going from the pedal to the master, and she is just a little gal.....
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Post Fiend
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That's what I'm thinkin'. Sounds like she got you to kiss the windshield a little bit?!
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Tedster, I know this is an older post but I just got a set of shoes for my 1961 that has the same size shoes on all 4. Did yours work out correctly? I think your right that the manufacturers are making 1 shoe and saving time and money. I got mine at NAPA and will take them back if you found an issue with equal size shoes. Strangely, the rears have different lengths and the ones that came off were "normal" with one longer and one shorter. Your experience with these same size shoes is appreciated. How did this turn out for you?
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Brett
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Brett
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Tedster, I know this is an older post but I just got a set of shoes for my 1961 that has the same size shoes on all 4. Did yours work out correctly? I think your right that the manufacturers are making 1 shoe and saving time and money. I got mine at NAPA and will take them back if you found an issue with equal size shoes. Strangely, the rears have different lengths and the ones that came off were "normal" with one longer and one shorter. Your experience with these same size shoes is appreciated. How did this turn out for you?
Thanks
Brett
Thanks
Brett
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