In the interest of a fair fight, here's some links to some Chevy forums discussing the T/V. It seems that a proper rebuild with all the required machining to get it all back to spec is paramount, and expensive.( Most of us already know this, I'm just posting it here for the new guys) To me, the answer's clear, just replace it with a more modern one either like Craig did under the column or I did over the column.
http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/218459/http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/197506/post/1510914/#1510914http://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?p=149375 Some Hudson guy's with trouble:
http://classiccar.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=62&jfile=showthread.php&t=4843http://classiccar.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=62&jfile=showthread.php&p=102089 I've done the research for you, so you all don't have to. Take it with a grain of salt, as there's people out there who are completely happy with them as well as one's who are not. For the price of having it rebuilt properly, you can have a safer, more modern style of braking system without the little doubt in the back of your head saying "I wonder if all those sudden failures are true??"
Bottom line is, it's your car, it's you life, as well as the life of the person in the other car that you may or may not demolish when your brakes fail. Consider all the facts and act accordingly. When it comes down to it, we can all bicker about the merits and advantages of swapping out to a more modern setup, but there is only one true choice to make, and that is whatever YOU decide to do. Me, I'd replace it with a modern setup and have piece of mind knowing I WILL stop when I need to. A Treadle Vac user doesn't have that luxury, because in the back of his/her mind, the question will still be there...
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