The list will tell you that braided is a waste of money. New rubber are
just fine. Course, I bought them, before I saw that on the list. :-(
You might want to get someone who's driven non-assisted brakes to try
them, but it sounds like they're fine.
Zach Dorsch wrote:
> Well, I think that I got the brake situation figured out. As per
> suggestions from a couple people I went back out the car the next
> day hoping that gravity had worked and the air bubbles had escaped.
> I also checked the brake failure switch fitting and it was loose.
> I tightened that switch up and then tried the brakes. It still
> seems like a bit of pedal effort, but this is the first manual
> brake car I have driven, so I am not sure of what the pedal
> pressure should feel like. The car definitely stops. btw,
> some had mentioned the rubber hoses failing, but I forgot to
> mention that I had replaced those about a month ago, albeit
> with the original material (my budget prevented my purchase
> of braided stainless).
> Thanks again,
> Zach
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