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ben1212 · 04-08-2008, 12:18 PM

Thanks Larry. It is a Treadle Vac and that is the problem. I found a nice rebuilt one on eBay for $180. Seemed legit. The local brake and clutch place wanted $450 to rebuild it.

I've heard of incidents of complete Treadle Vac failure. From my (limited) understanding there is little or no warning, no pumping the brakes. And that is what happened to me, it went out slowly over a cruise through the neighborhood, the pedal went to the floor and the tree stopped me in my driveway with luckily only a dent on the fender.

Have you had similar experience with this brake system or heard of such incidents?

04-08-2008, 12:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
ben1212 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2	Thanks Larry. It is a Treadle Vac and that is the problem. I found a nice rebuilt one on eBay for $180. Seemed legit. The local brake and clutch place wanted $450 to rebuild it. I've heard of incidents of complete Treadle Vac failure. From my (limited) understanding there is little or no warning, no pumping the brakes. And that is what happened to me, it went out slowly over a cruise through the neighborhood, the pedal went to the floor and the tree stopped me in my driveway with luckily only a dent on the fender. Have you had similar experience with this brake system or heard of such incidents?