brakes
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Heel & Toe
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brakes
Alright got my 78 pace car running. Runs great only problem was leaky fuel lines at the pump. Now on to the brakes or lack there of. What do you all recommend. How hard is it to rebuild calipers. I am pretty mechanically inclined. Also should I replace master cylinder. I would post picts but not allowed for some reason.
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Mine are complete rust. I am going to replace all of them. Don't want to take a chance of rebuilding them myself. If they were in better condition I wouod rebuild them myself. Not to hard of a job.
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I had the same problem. I went ahead and got replacements since it was only 65 each for front and 62 each for the back. You can get them at AutoZone. Why take a chance of not stopping. I figured my car is worth every penny, not to mention that my kids will be getting rides in it.
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Couple of questions, you say you have a '78 pace car, how original do you want to keep it?? those brakes are 30 years old and there have been a lot of improvements made in brake technology, even though, at the time those delco brakes were state of the art. I sent my 4 calipers to vette brakes down in florida and they rebuilt them with O-ring seals, I think this is the way to go, or you could just exchange yours for one that have allready been rebuilt(they take yours in as a core charge and will give you a credit) or you could just buy the rebuild kit and do the job yourself.I consider myself mechanically inclined but would not trust myself to do a brake job
Then there is the question of the rotors, is the runout within the tolerance limits?perhaps you could get them machined,if i was going to change out the calipers then I would go ahead and do the rotors as well.You can see where this is going, don't you. I don't know about the master cylinder, unless its rusty I can't think of a reason to change it out, if you do remember to bench bleed it before going back in.I see you are from Ohio is your car used infrequently and stored away during the winter, if so you might want to switch over to a DOT 5 brake fluid I was told is good for cars that don't see regular usage, it doesn't absorb water and won't rust out your brake lines.Speaking of brake lines, how are yours?
Good luck with your brake repair,let us know what you decide to do
Then there is the question of the rotors, is the runout within the tolerance limits?perhaps you could get them machined,if i was going to change out the calipers then I would go ahead and do the rotors as well.You can see where this is going, don't you. I don't know about the master cylinder, unless its rusty I can't think of a reason to change it out, if you do remember to bench bleed it before going back in.I see you are from Ohio is your car used infrequently and stored away during the winter, if so you might want to switch over to a DOT 5 brake fluid I was told is good for cars that don't see regular usage, it doesn't absorb water and won't rust out your brake lines.Speaking of brake lines, how are yours?Good luck with your brake repair,let us know what you decide to do
