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Posted by CSCameron [68.228.198.56] on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 12:49:11 :
Well, it's time for me to start working on the brakes.
To start, the pedal went right to the floor, no resistance whatsoever. So, I purchased a quart of brake fluid and started adding/pumping the system to see what would happen. After several iterations of this, the pedal started getting firm, but wouldn't last. I looked for leaks but couldn't see any. So, I kept at it until I had poured most of the quart into the system. Then, I looked again for leaks. Only one found, at the rear passenger side wheel. I guess that is not bad considering the vehicle has sat outside in Phoenix for the past 20+ years without any maintenance. Even so, I still do not know if the brakes actually work.
However to my way of thinking, in order to be safe, every wheel should be taken apart and gone through regardless. I can't trust a system that has been sitting for 20+ years without any maintenance. As such, since I will be disassembling everything for inspection anyway, I suspect I'm looking at repairing/replacing/restoring virtually everything; wheel cylinders, master cylinder, pads, all the brake lines and hoses, and any other minor pieces/parts.
So, this got me to thinking about upgrading to discs right off the bat. No need to throw good money after bad, since I eventually want to upgrade anyway.
So, how much would I realistically be looking at to just repair/replace everything leaving the system stock vs. upgrading to four wheel discs with everything needed to be complete?
Any other considerations?
Thanks for your help/advice and sorry for the long post! :)
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