Re: 1955 Patrician Brakes

Posted by JWL On 2021/9/20 10:58:19

I had Ross Miller replace the BTV power brake on my 1955 Clipper with a conventional master cylinder. It required all the bits and pieces from a another Packard (master cylinder, pedals, linkage, etc.). The brakes worked wonderfully. They were easy to modulate and were effective in slowing down and stopping the Clipper. I highly recommend this way over trying to make something else work.

I sometimes wonder if it is worth all the time, effort and worry bead fingering to try and convert the BTV to another kind of power brake system.