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Wooden Brakes

lilstix

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Another question that baffels me a bit about my 76 B's braking system.

Most of the time my brakes are fine and have good feel to them. However sometimes when I step on them (usually this happens only in stop and go traffic) they are very hard with almost no stopping power. They feel almost like what you get when pumping up the brakes to bleed them before you release the bleed screw. However, after driving for a while after this issue occurs they will go back to feeling normal.

Obviously any braking issue is a big issue but this one is fairly unpredictable.

Any thought on this.

Thanks in advace all
 
Yup. May have a vacuum leak. Check the seal around the hose from manifold to the booster. With the car running "waggle" the connector at the booster and listen for a hiss first.
 
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