Re: Rambler brake questions

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Jamie,

Besides the wheel cylinders, the master cylinder may be bad as well. When 
the master cylinder went bad in my American this summer, I had no back 
brakes and barley had fronts.

As far as the conversion to disk brakes goes, you've already gotten a list 
of potential donor vehicles but I'd go ahead and use a disk brake master 
cylinder. At least for 1967 & 8, AMC only used power brakes with front 
disks so you'd have to buy a power booster to use a factory set up but I'd 
bet you'll be able to find a non-power disk brake master cylinder that will 
work. Also, if you go with a factory set up, you'll probably want to use a 
1967 or older cylinder since it will take you current brake light switch.

If the car's a V8, you'll have a model 20 axle in it. There's a rear disk 
brake kit you can buy for model 20's at 
http://www.classicone.com/wsc/catalog/amc/amc_per1.htm.

Matt

At 11:29 PM 1/1/2005 -0500, you wrote:

> I finally brought home my 66 classic (I bought it from my boss about a 
> year and a half ago and it has been sitting at work since then. he is 
> buying another trailer and told me I needed to get it moved). My boss and 
> I had it started and running about the time I bought it but my dad and I 
> couldn't get it to run without spraying starting fluid in the carb. We 
> ended up towing it home and discovered the front brakes are all that works 
> and they barely work. I figured that from the amount of time it has been 
> sitting I would have to do brakes. I have been figuring on doing master 
> cylinder, shoes, and wheel cylinders (all things I had to do to the 
> american) and probably lines. My question is, how hard would it be to 
> convert to disk brakes as long as I am rebuilding it? What would be a good 
> donor for the parts and what parts would I need? can I only convert the 
> front to disk or can the back be converted too? or is there any need to 
> convert the back if I am converting the front? Thanks!
>   in advance.
>
> Jamie Smith
> Spokane, Wa.
> oconner51@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 1966 Rambler American 220 Station Wagon
> 1966 Rambler Classic 770 2 Door Hardtop
> 1966 Jeep Wagoneer
>
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