![]() It is so automatic it's just not funny! Spongy pedals means something is worn or bad, contaminated or something but essentially something in the system is not working as it is suppose to. Most of us take for granted how many times a day we depend on them to work and work correctly. I thank God no one was going through the intersection when I did or it could have been fatal!īut, brakes are the most critical system on any vehicle. I was in a 66 Boo and it had drum brakes that just wouldn't stop me. I ran through an intersection one evening when I was a stupid kid drag racing with another stupid kid. So really an upgrade to disks is a great idea. Now that is just bad if you're going 70/80 and needing to stop really bad. Especially a Brake problem.ĭrum brakes are bad about heating up and not working. And no, I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, nor do I think I am but I also don't buy having a problem and covering it up with a device that lets you continue to drive with that problem. If you have Font Drum brakes then you'd do good to upgrade to a Newer disk type.Īll vendors Hock their wears as the best on the market or a must have item. Restore your brake system to factory specs and you won't have spongy brakes. Granted Disk Brakes are far supiror to drum in every single way but that has little to do with spongy or not spongy. If the brakes on the El Camino are working properly, like they did when it was built, then you don't need that device or any other device. The entire brake system doesn't cost hardly squat to replace, I know I've done it twice once with the 76 and once with the 80. I know of very few GM cars and trucks that came off the show room floor with spongy brakes. ![]() The article says, the system may already have that built into it from the factory. I'm not saying storing 10 psi in the lines is a bad idea, I think in some cases it may create unnecessary wear and reduce fuel economy but probably not in all cases. Moisture in the braking system, which gets absorbed into the fluid creates a spongy pedal, also old flexible brake lines, bad Master Cylinders, and a host of other issues. When these trucks came off the line they had sufficient braking systems, their Master Cylinders are not below the wheel cylinders so that, at least, doesn't apply.
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