ok i got my brakes on and i was bleeding them and i have yet to drive it but the front wheels feel like they are locked up. what should i do?

 

Turn the adjustment wheel until they free up. There is an oval hole on the bottom and back side of the brake to stick a flat screw driver in to turn the wheel.

 

oops, sorry soaring, i forgot to mention that i converted to discs with a granada swap and its the discs that seem locked up

 

They will be a little tight when you have everything new. If the car labors to move, then you might have a stuck caliper. If its just hard to turn by hand, dont worry about it. If you can turn it with a prybar between the studs, then its okay provided you dont have to stand on it to turn it.

 

Connor....what an unusual name. In my 63 years on this earth, I have never heard of anyone named Connor as a first name. Yeah, Thumpin is right. Just get the system bled, then take it out for a spin and see how the brakes feel. Just drive it a block, then tap the brakes to stop, then drive another block and tap them to stop, etc. etc. The pads will sink in and loosen up if you put everything together correctly. However, if it drags after you release the pedal, then you have a caliper sticking.

 

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ok i got my brakes on and i was bleeding them and i have yet to drive it but the front wheels feel like they are locked up. what should i do?

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Did you just complete your conversion? and did your conversion include a new master cylinder?

If you did just finish the conversion and did not change your MC, what I am mentioning below may apply. Some master cylinders built for drum brakes have a "residual presure valve" built into the port where the brake line goes in.

If Mustangs have these I don't know for sure. On cars equiped with these, a few pounds of presure is held in the line to make a faster/better application of the drum brakes. When disk brakes are swapped in they will be a little bit tight unless the RPV is removed. OnMC's equiped with the RPV, the valve can usually be removed from the port.

In any case, the new disk brakes will be a little stiff for the first few miles.

 

>>>>>>"residual presure valve" built into the port where the brake line goes in. <<<<<<<

Interesting information. Thanks for sharing. I guess he needs to get a Granada MC designed to be used with the Granada set-up, huh? OH, but he said he did the Granada swap which includes the Granada MC. Hmmm...

 

ok thanks guys, it sounds like im just being paranoid about this. hmmm...so soaring, youve never met anyone with the first name connor? i know 2 other people with the name. oh and it is a new master

 

Yea, I guess he did say that the kit came with a new master cylinder,, at 8:40 PM tonight, I didn't know thatbefore, but I did ask.

Judging from your response, I guess you have never heard of a residual presure valve?

Maybe Ford didn't use them..........

Here is a link explaining them. The link shows an external type, however, most RPVs are installed directly in the master cylinder on stock applications.

http://www.autoanything.com/brakes/65A3153A0A0.aspx

 

i know a few connors?