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jyrostng
Jul 06, 2015Explorer
Just to add to the thread, 1989 southwind 454 p-30 with hydroboost, leaking master cylinder was replaced with new Orielly unit. Bled fine front and rear disk brakes. first drive, high pedal but good brakes. 5 days later started on a trip, got about a mile, no free play in pedal and brakes dragging front and rear, bled pressure off on front and rear, worked fine for 500 miles. let sit for 7 hours at rest stop, again no freeplay in pedal and dragging brakes, bled pressure front and rear, fine for another 300 miles. I had determined the pushrod distance had to be off on the new master cylinder. I fixed it on the road by cutting a couple of 3/8's flat washers into U's and loosening the 2 master cylinder bolts, had the wife push on the brake pedal while I inserted the washers between the hydoboost unit and the master cylinder giving the piston more spacing to open the return ports to relieve the pressure when the pedal is released. No more dragging brakes the rest of the 3000 mile trip. I now have a full inch of free travel in the brake pedal.
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