Do you need a proportioning valve for a all drum brake system? and I guess
I need to run all new brake lines to adapt to a dual MC.
thanx, GB
Hanlon, Bill writes:
> I have such a system on my 57 GMC. Got the disk adapters, master
> cylinder and bracket from Heavy Chevy. They mistakenly shipped me
> the bracket for their POWER master cylinder first. After getting
> the correct bracket the installation went fairly well. The master
> cylinder is a Wagner part. Heavy Chevy marked out the part number
> on the box, but the next time I think about it I plan to read the
> number off of the master cylinder and look it up in my FLAPS'
> Wagner manual to see where it came from.
>
> A number of people have told me that installing a POWER master
> cylinder in the stock location is a real trick IF you don't have
> an automatic transmission. Most brake boosters are large enough
> that they will interfere with the clutch linkage.
>
>
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> Subject: [oletrucks] non-power dual master cylinder?
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> Well, after a long debate with myself, and a whole tablet of sketch
> drawings, I've decided on a brake system for my '50 chevy 1/2 ton....rear
> drums (73 chevy wagon), and front disc conversion kit. My question is, does
> anybody have any experience, or know of a good NON-POWER master cylinder
> that would compliment the system? I vaguely remember my first car, it was a
> late 60's model with a non-power dual master cylinder and it worked pretty
> good, at least I don't remember complaining about it. I found this bracket,
> and I think it's the "easiest and cheapest" way to go for now, with a
> non-power dual master cylinder. Thanks for the feedback.
> Manny. <<brake-bracket47-54.jpg>>
>
Gary Brignac
55.2 3100
Fort Worth, TX
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