
The $5.00 Rear Brake Fix
(By Denis
R, GTAsourcePage.com)
$300.00 and a lot of cursing, rear brakes still were not working up to par. WHY? I spent 2 solid weekends on this fucking problem and I finally solved it. The problem is the distribution block, potentiometer or proportioning valve, it has several names. However purchasing a new one will not solve the problem. On most GTA's the front brakes do 95% of the stopping, my research on this topic indicates that the engineering of the front brakes is more than adequate to stop a vehicle except not within the limits we are use to now a days.
THE
FIX!!! Buy 1qt brake fluid, a couple of good cotton rags, and a 7/8" wrench.
Wrap the rags below the front of the (PV=prop valve) wrap it tight, so
you don't get any on the paint. Take a small shot glass and take all of
the fluid out of the front reservoir, with a rag soak up the rest. Now
on the front of the PV there is a brick red flat nut/cap which looks like
a big bleeder. Take it out, CAREFUL there is a strong spring inside, so
keep pressure on it with your other hand. Now take it out,
remove spring and of course fluid will come out, no biggy. You will
now see this little tube on the inside, get a pair of needle nose pliers
and remove this tube/piston. Take the spring and tube, place it on the
bench and spit on it and curse it.
Reassemble:
A little tricky, you need to seal the hole in the middle of this nut. I
tapped it with a #8/32 tap put a phillips head screw with a tiny gasket
under it and it was sealed. Don't try epoxy or silicone, brake fluid is
semi acidic. Or go to your
local auto store and try to find a manifold plug that will work. Put
the nut or plug back in, DO NOT touch the brake pedal, have someone sit
in the car while you get your wrench on the nut/plug. Tell them to
SLOWLY press the pedal down while you loosen the nut until air/fluid comes
out. Do this 3 times SLOWLY and it will be bled properly.