Well folks,
Gail's brakes where scaring me a bit. When I pressed the brake pedal relatively fast, it would travel further than if I pressed the brake slowly, and so I embarked on a troubleshooting quest to get to the bottom of the problem.
And with a car on its 30th year since production, there were a lot of parts that lended themselves as the culprit. The proportioning valve was the original. The brake calipers had been refurbished/converted to Stainless Steel finishing process 14 years ago. The original brake booster was replaced about 18 Years ago. The Master Cylinder was the original (with a refresh seal kit done about 10 years ago). After replacing all those parts during the last 6 months, what was left was the brake lines.
So I upgraded the brake lines to Stainless Steel (SS). In the process, I found this line >>>>
<<< with the caliper end loose, and a crack near the flared end.
The hardest line to replace is the one tying the rear brakes to the proportioning valve. And it snakes from this brake connecting block, forward and down, and inboard while in between the back of the driver's side floor board and the frame. Just a pain in the neck. Breathe deeply and take your time.
On this image one can see a small portion of the rear cross over line. Not too bad to replace.
And here is the front brakes' crossover line.
By the way, I bought the kit when they had one of those Corvette Central specials with free shipping...that was sweet
GerryLP:cool
Gail's brakes where scaring me a bit. When I pressed the brake pedal relatively fast, it would travel further than if I pressed the brake slowly, and so I embarked on a troubleshooting quest to get to the bottom of the problem.
And with a car on its 30th year since production, there were a lot of parts that lended themselves as the culprit. The proportioning valve was the original. The brake calipers had been refurbished/converted to Stainless Steel finishing process 14 years ago. The original brake booster was replaced about 18 Years ago. The Master Cylinder was the original (with a refresh seal kit done about 10 years ago). After replacing all those parts during the last 6 months, what was left was the brake lines.
So I upgraded the brake lines to Stainless Steel (SS). In the process, I found this line >>>>
<<< with the caliper end loose, and a crack near the flared end.
The hardest line to replace is the one tying the rear brakes to the proportioning valve. And it snakes from this brake connecting block, forward and down, and inboard while in between the back of the driver's side floor board and the frame. Just a pain in the neck. Breathe deeply and take your time.
On this image one can see a small portion of the rear cross over line. Not too bad to replace.
And here is the front brakes' crossover line.
By the way, I bought the kit when they had one of those Corvette Central specials with free shipping...that was sweet
GerryLP:cool