An actual car post...

Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B · 2009-10-09T22:46:28+00:00

1989 Suby GL Coupe, AWD. Spongy brakes. I did the obvious and flushed/bled, but it didn't help a lot. I got a set of pads and waiting for the weather to clear. This car has disc fronts and drum rears. When I did the flush/fill I was unable to loosen the bleeder on the left rear backing, and didn't want to snap it off, so that one is not flushed, but what came out didn't look too bad, anyway. One thing; the car has been siting since April, and the rotors were rusty. After just a few miles the driver's side rotor came clean, but the passenger's side just has a 1" stripe in the middle of the rotor. I'm going to have a look at that caliper and see if it's stuck open, scuff the rotor with a wire brush and install the pads and see what happens. Too bad the rest of the car didn't stay as nice as the motor and tranny...they're great. And parts are becoming scarcer than parts for my Supra!

Oct 09, 2009 44 Replies

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Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B 16 years ago

Actually, rear drum backing plate.

I got it loose with Heat Riser lube and...Vise-Grips.

All bled, all working. Sort of. I'm used to a Supra and a Scion. Much less pedal pressure required...

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Tegger 16 years ago

Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@e86.GTS:

No duct tape? For shame.

Try a 1974 Chev Nova with unassisted drums all around...

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Ray O 16 years ago

I had a '72 Chevelle with unassisted drums all around - braking was a workout on that as well.

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Kevin 16 years ago

"Ray O" wrote in news:hbomc6$bd5 $ snipped-for-privacy@news.eternal-september.org:

in any system brake peddle pressure is strictly a function of peddle ratio verses assist. KB

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Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B 16 years ago

We had a '64 Chevy II and I believe that had power brakes. So long ago (and about 3 years before I got my license...) that I forget.

I had a '74 Nova "SS" ( about the only thing "SS" about it was the badges...) and that had power brakes for sure! I know because I traded a

1974 Corolla for it and went to hit the 'clutch' and caught the corner of the brake pedal!!! OOOOPS!

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