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Help, I need a 71&up brake proportioning valve
Anyone have the cast iron disc brake proportioning/combination valve for a 71 and up Camaro/Firebird with disc/drum? I believe the other GM models of the same era use this same valve. The current replacement seems to be a brass valve that looks nothing like the original.
I just noticed that mine is seeping fluid from the red arrow location. Luckily I use silicone brake fluid so no paint is damaged, but it is pissing me off, as well as being a major safety issue. I dont see anyone selling these anywhere. You can find them for the Ist Gen F-bodies but not the 2nd gens. http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/r...brakevalve.jpg |
Re: Help, I need a 71&up brake proportioning valve
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Re: Help, I need a 71&up brake proportioning valve
They don't sell the original cast iron valve, just a brass replacement that looks nothing like the original part.
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Re: Help, I need a 71&up brake proportioning valve
I was talking to John Stuart Power Brakes in Stoney Creek, Ontario and they said that they can rebuild these 1-905-662-7274. I'll be sending them one of these cast iron units that I took off of our '72 Lemans Sport along with a load of other stuff. I replaced it with the brass one that GM was selling at the time. You might want to check with them to be sure.
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Re: Help, I need a 71&up brake proportioning valve
If you still need one I have one from a 74 Z/28 and my have one from a 71 Nova.
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Re: Help, I need a 71&up brake proportioning valve
Thanks for the offer, but I got an extra on its way and also sent mine out to be rebuilt. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
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Re: Help, I need a 71&up brake proportioning valve
Got the proportioning/combination valve back from a Performance Years website member, 70RAIII (Bill Oxley) who did a really nice job rebuilding it. He indicated that it was all stuck inside, so it wasn't really functioning as anything other than a T-fitting between the front and back fluid routes. Now it's actually working as designed, which is a good thing since if I recall correctly, one of the critical roles of this valve is to internally shift and block the internal passages if one circuit springs a leak and loses fluid. That way you still have braking power for the remaining circuit.
Another thing I noticed is that the purple DOT 5 silicone brake fluid turns yellow after a few years. I'd imagine that means it's time to replace it all, which I did. I flushed the entire system and replaced it with new DOT 5 silicone brake fluid, about four bottles worth, to get all the old stuff out and completely flush the system of the four year old fluid. The newly refurbished proportioning/combination valve, just back from Bill Oxley: http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/r...b/S7005982.jpg And after the installation and the brake bleed-a-thon: http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/r...b/S7005983.jpg |
Re: Help, I need a 71&up brake proportioning valve
Steve,
Out of curiousity, is there a reason you did not try to tackle the rebuild yourself? Jason |
Re: Help, I need a 71&up brake proportioning valve
Access to the correct seals/o-rings mainly. No one really sells them anywhere. Not just your everyday standard rubber pieces. Plus, the guy that did my valve does a lot of these contraptions and had the extra parts needed in case something broke, or was too pitted or rusty, which is a rather common discovery when taking them apart.
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Re: Help, I need a 71&up brake proportioning valve
Gotcha, I thought that may be the case.
Jason |
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