Re: 1954 Pacific disc brake conversion kit / the residual pressure valve must be removed
Posted by 54packpac On 2020/8/26 10:34:27
Hi Howard. Thank you for your response. My 54 Packard Pacific has easamatic bendix treadle-vac power brakes. In light of removing the residual pressure valve in the existing unit and just finding a rebuilt unit with the valve removed already. Is the packard easamatic bendix brake booster/master cylinder unit the same as what came in a Cadillac or any manufacturer from the same era? If so, when purchasing a rebuilt Cadillac unit I can simply ask that the residual pressure valve be removed and then swap out my old unit. Costly, but quick and simple for me.
FYI, I drive the car a lot on weekends with my children along the beach and back. I have come across a handful of posts on packard bendix treadle vac horror stories. My current original drum setup is fairly new/rebuilt and have no had problems sans a little fade when things heat up after several hours. What is your opinion and your constituents of it being necessary to convert to front disc brakes?
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FYI, I drive the car a lot on weekends with my children along the beach and back. I have come across a handful of posts on packard bendix treadle vac horror stories. My current original drum setup is fairly new/rebuilt and have no had problems sans a little fade when things heat up after several hours. What is your opinion and your constituents of it being necessary to convert to front disc brakes?
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