Well I bought a 65 that was "restored in 2003" but the work is indicative that in 2003 things still weren't done right. Going through and correcting things I see the brake pedal is wired up ridiculously with two retracting springs extended by chicken wire to an OBD-I port screw hole.

After smacking myself for how absurd it is, I asked myself, is there even supposed to be a spring there? If not, I suppose I'm having a low pedal problem that most have attributed to rear drum adjustments. If so, where the heck does this spring go :confused:

Thanks

Here is a picture of what I'm talking about...

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g314/forte1/Picture011.jpg

Did the previous owner do a brake conversion to disc? Perhaps the push rod length to the master cylinder is not right and without the spring there was/is slow pedal return. I have a bit of this with my conversion and I've read the fix can be a simple washer or spacer between the master cylinder and booster. Just a thought.

Yes, in fact he did do a front disc brake conversion. Thanks for the tip:hurray:

There should be a spring. It fits up inside the the bracket that holds the brake pedal and connects between the fire wall and the dash.

There should be a spring. It fits up inside the the bracket that holds the brake pedal and connects between the fire wall and the dash.

not on my 69

not on my 69

Yea there is not a spring on my 68 either, but I think on earlier years they had them.

Yea there is not a spring on my 68 either, but I think on earlier years they had them.

Nice burnout video :hurray: . That will get rid of those high/low spots :thumbsup: .

There should be a spring, at least 67 and older. It is 3" long and the ends are not round but have a 90 degree hook in each end. The one that was in my car originally was broken, the spring is not very sturdy and years of use could easily fatigue it, and I had to go to GMSports to find a car old enough to have one.

Paul

Springs aren't used on power brake cars. The return spring is inside the booster.
On later year cars, power brakes were an option. The rod went in different holes on the brake pedal depending on if there was a booster or only a master. This changed the height of the pedal.