1937 Packard 120 Brake Question

Posted by packick On 2011/2/16 16:44:28

I am in the process of redoing the brakes on my 1937 Packard 120. Whoever did the last brake job (before my ownership) installed a 1" bore wheel cylinder on the front left side instead of the correct 1-1/16" bore. The other 3 wheel cylinders are the correct size (1-1/16" front right and 15/16" on the rears).

My question is this. What would I have noticed with the smaller wheel cylinder installed? Less braking power? Uneven braking? No difference at all?

I have ordered a correct one from Kanter. My credo is, "Never use short-cuts on the brakes. That's an area where experimentation is not a good idea."

Thanks for you help.