Re: treadle vac brakes
Posted by Steve On 2012/6/9 13:56:15
I would like to add my 
to this discussion about the BTV. My 1953 Clipper with P/B's had a rapid repeating pedal movement of one to 2 inches up and down when I would apply any braking effort to the pedal. It felt like front disc brakes feel when there is too much lateral runout on the front discs, and the pedal moves up and down. The BTV has worked as expected for 10 years (the length of time I've owned the car.) I do not know if it has ever had any work done to it. The condition came on fast and was cured by adding brake fluid to a very low/empty master cyl. Two months later I'm still symptom free and the brake fluid level has dropped about 1/4 inch. That's all I have.
to this discussion about the BTV. My 1953 Clipper with P/B's had a rapid repeating pedal movement of one to 2 inches up and down when I would apply any braking effort to the pedal. It felt like front disc brakes feel when there is too much lateral runout on the front discs, and the pedal moves up and down. The BTV has worked as expected for 10 years (the length of time I've owned the car.) I do not know if it has ever had any work done to it. The condition came on fast and was cured by adding brake fluid to a very low/empty master cyl. Two months later I'm still symptom free and the brake fluid level has dropped about 1/4 inch. That's all I have.This Post was from: https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=103097