Re: Bendix Treadle Vac Study- Serioius Business!!

Posted by HH56 On 2011/1/13 12:44:31

No argument the brakes have a nice feel and seem to work well when stopping the car. Unfortunately, just when 999 people say they have never had an issue, number 1000 comes along and says his just failed.

I'm willing to bet that a lot of the failures are not BTV related at all, but there is still that nagging feeling of "what if". Hopefully Fred can get a feel for what is happening, but without some participation in his evaluation program, it doesn't look likely. Honestly, that does surprise me with the number having said theirs failed yet nothing is offered to help the cause.

The white fluffy crap floating around has been thought to maybe be part of the reason the valve sometimes doesn't close tightly. The reservoir gasket is seemingly the reason fluid goes missing into the vacuum side. Unfortunately again, just conjecture.

Took a while but at this point, I've also finally come around to the thinking that reasonable options for anyone no longer comfortable with a BTV are needed. Some Chevy vendors seem to have reached the same conclusion with their kits. Too bad those won't work for us.