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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 08:42 PM
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Picked up a 74 that sat for 4 years. It had some brakes and normal pedal travel. Then pedal went to the floor, bled all calipers in correct order, got a fair amount of air out of the system and have some brake pedal pressure and brakes enough to get it in and out of the garage while I work on other issues. What has me stumped is the pedal will not return hanging up about half way up. I have reach down and pull it to get it all the way back up. Does this sound more like the master or booster or pedal linkage?
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Spring on brake pedal linkage is stuck from corrosion or broken.
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Not the spring once past or before the sticking spot the pedal functions normal. At about 2 inches of travel applying the brakes there is a spot that requires more effort to get past going down and the pedal hangs up at the same spot as the pedal attemps to return to full up stroke.
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worn pedal bushings?
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Most likely a problem in the linkage somewhere.
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