Two completely seperate issues but I'll throw them in the same post!
First off, '73 Series III 88". After having a wheel cylinder go on my brakes and then being unable to get things satisfactorily bled with a firm pedal I'm here for ideas. This is also after I have had the truck at a shop that is at least fairly familiar with Series trucks to work on things as well. I have all good wheel cylinders, I have replaced the master cylinder, there are new drums and shoes all around. When I step on the brakes I get some response, but its almost as if I'm only getting about 50 percent braking power. I know on my MG there is a little valve that will close off one axle's brakes in the event a line breaks...is there a similar valve on Series trucks that I'm just not seeing..its almost as if it might be stuck closed if such a thing is in there. In addition to the sort of "half power" the pedal also is not quite as firm as I'd like...it takes one pump to get it to get a good feel. Both the shop and I have seperately bled the entire system repeatedly...and things seem to stay the same. Any ideas? There are no visible cracks/leaks on the flex or hard lines.
As far as the over drive goes, a more simple question, are replacement/rebuild parts available for the Fairey overdrive? Mine has gotten very noisey (more so than it is normally!) and I'm guessing its going to need at the very least some bearings replaced.
Thank you all in advance..my first post here in years!