Here is shot of the new prop valve. At Harrison's Restorations we decided to install it in nearly the same location as the OEM valve. In order to make this work, it was not going to be a simple bolt in procedure.Here is shot of the new prop valve. At Harrison's Restorations we decided to install it in In order to do this job right, the right tools and equipment are necessary to finish the install with minimal amounts of frustration. Those tools are brake line benders and a flaring tool to flare the ends of the cut line, several sections of various sized brake tubing fittings, couplers and adaptors which we purchased at a local parts store.In order to do this job right, the right tools and equipment are necessary to finish the i While this proportionimg valve accepts the same sized OEM lines that may already exist on the vehicle, the threaded fittings on those OEM lines were vary different in size from the threaded openings on the prop valve.While this proportionimg valve accepts the same sized OEM lines that may already exist on The booster from Performance Online comes with an extra long plunger for universal fit reasons. We had to trim ours down in order to attach it to the brake pedal on the other side of the firewall. You can reuse the fork, which attaches to the brake pedal or run to the local parts house and get a new one, which is what we did.The booster from Performance Online comes with an extra long plunger for universal fit rea If you are going with all drums on the vehicle, a new booster, master cylinder and proportioning valve are not needed. The OEM setup should work fine, however, when using a disc/drum setup, new hardware is required to make all the binders function properly. We ran out of time in the Primedia Tech Center, so once again we found ourselves turning to our friend at Harrison's Restorations to help us with the install of the booster. Harrison's helped us do a custom install of this unit.If you are going with all drums on the vehicle, a new booster, master cylinder and proport If you are going with all drums on the vehicle, a new booster, master cylinder and proportioning valve are not needed. The OEM setup should work fine, however, when using a disc/drum setup, new hardware is required to make all the binders function properly. We ran out of time in the Primedia Tech Center, so once again we found ourselves turning to our friend at Harrison's Restorations to help us with the install of the booster. Harrison's helped us do a custom install of this unit.If you are going with all drums on the vehicle, a new booster, master cylinder and proport The first thing we did was to cut the rear brake lines and remove the odd sized threaded fitting.The first thing we did was to cut the rear brake lines and remove the odd sized threaded f After removing the odd fitting the proper sized 5/8th fitting is slid on and the tube is re-flared. This was a bit of a challenge on account of the limited working space.After removing the odd fitting the proper sized 5/8th fitting is slid on and the tube is Bummer! While flaring the old brake line, the flare cracked. This could affect the way the line seals, and we don't want brake fluid pushing past. If this happens, re-cut and re-flare yet again.Bummer! While flaring the old brake line, the flare cracked. This could affect the way the « | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | » | View Full Article By Mike Harrington Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
