Re: Treadlrvac???????

Posted by Brandon On 2009/5/5 10:36:44

Yeah my post over at "unidentified engine noise" kind of changed so any other thoughts on brakes will be made over here.

don't get me wrong I don't absolutly hate the BTV, I enjoy the "feel" of the brakes that Packard mentions in them, however I don't feel safe using a single master cylinder unit that is extremely sensitive to malfunctions. And when does just doesn't work. Especialy after having brakes fail in a 4000+ lb car.

If it were brand new and the oe kits were availible or I was driving this car 53 years ago I would feel way better about using them.

But who knows who's opened it, when, and what they used to rebuild it. If it has even been rebuilt.

On another note what about making a floor plate to change the angle of the unit you replace the BTV with? Would that even give you enough travel to actuate them properly?

I was thinking that way you don't destroy the original but you could still pop the unit out the same way.

Why can't the master mount on the firewall like my chevy?