Hi Brian, You're correct, if you have manual brakes, the rod goes in the top hole of the brake pedal arm, power brakes and the rod goes in the lower hole.
The reason for this is if you have manual brakes, by putting the rod in the top hole you will have more "mechanical leverage" to apply the brakes. With power brakes you don't need as much leverage, hence putting the arm in the lower hole. As for the master cylinder having the same size reservoirs, typically the unequal size is for a disc/drum system and the equal size is for disc/disc. cYa- Herb Lumpp 1966 El Camino ACES 3509, MCC 528 http://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Zack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 10:58 AM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Disc brake conversion questions > I thought that it was manual brakes top hole and power brakes bottom hole. > My old manual drum brakes were on the top hole and the angle of the booster > rod seems like it is aimed towards connecting to the bottom. > > Confused > Brian Zack > '70 Chevelle Malibu > mailto:brianz@;dpsabq.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:MICRLASER@;aol.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 10:59 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Disc brake conversion questions > > > Brian > > If you look way up on the top of the pedal post, there are 2 holes for the U > > shaped brakcet. It is supposed to be on the top one. I made that mistake > when I pulled the booster off mine top refinish it and then reisntalled it. > > I had a hell of a time bleeding it for that reason until I looked up and > said, oh DUH!!! If it is on the bottom one it will put the actuator rod on > an angle and pull the pedal closer to the floor. > > Tom ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
