[Roadsters] my Brakes don't feel right

[Pat Horne]

Dave,

Take a look at the brake hoses, if they are old, they could be expanding 
some when you break hard. There are 3 hoses, one at each front wheel and 
one at the rear axle housing. They are pretty cheap insurance from 
vendors or Pegasus Racing.

Peace,
Pat

Thusly spake Dave Cooke, On 6/8/2009 10:33 AM:
> My 68 1600 has the original style brakes, my mechanic checked the brakes &
> says there's still plenty of pad & rotor left & they look fine. But, when I
> brake hard, like coming to a quick stop when I get a yellow traffic light
> from 55mph, the pedal seems like it's firm enough, but it also feels like
> the pedal bottoms out. I checked the firewall & it seems very solid, so I
> don't know if the "Stan Chernoff firewall brace" would help or what. The
> brake fluid levels are fine, maybe I'm just used to how modern disc brakes
> feel compared to 40 year old technology...any thoughts what to check next?
>
>   

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