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  • Dino L.
    Very Frequent User
    • February 1, 1996
    • 694

    C2 - 1964 - Power Brake questions

    Took my 1964 for its maiden voyage and before I tear into the brakes I thought I would open a discussion about them to give me some ideas...The brakes are a complete refurbish/rebuilt on every part...I tested them before driving and they work well but when applying them at speed they almost throw me through the winshield them ole drum brakes are working too well, do they just need adjustments, the power brakes seem way to touchy? I was thinking that maybe the shoes need dressing and adjusting? Any comments? I havent worked on drums for ages.
    Dino Lanno
  • David W.
    Very Frequent User
    • December 1, 1999
    • 272

    #2
    Re: C2 - 1964 - Power Brake questions

    Glad to hear you the 64 is on the road. One easy suggestion is to make several dozen short stops going backwards. The self-adjusting brakes adjust when the car is going backwards. This should at least make some difference. Good luck.

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    • Bob R.
      Extremely Frequent Poster
      • June 30, 2002
      • 1595

      #3
      Re: C2 - 1964 - Power Brake questions

      Was the master cylinder recently rebuilt? I had a similar experience with a new master cylinder. After a few thousand miles it softened up a lot.

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