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Old August 22nd, 2013, 12:55 PM
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57 olds 4 door sedan need brake advice

Hello not been here for a while due to illness but now up and running.
Iwould like to uprate my brake master cylinder to a tandem system but i have no idea what would be a good choice, ideally would like to unbolt old unit and just replace with a tandem unit any advice or help would be greatly appreciated, oh yeah it has power brakes and i live in the UK.
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Old August 22nd, 2013, 01:08 PM
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This is what I did on my '55...should be a similar operation on a '57

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...1955-olds.html
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Old August 22nd, 2013, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Olds Dad
This is what I did on my '55...should be a similar operation on a '57

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...1955-olds.html
Thank you for this will have a good read over the weekend, are your brakes all sorted now ?
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Thank you for this will have a good read over the weekend, are your brakes all sorted now ?
Yes and No - I need to shorten the pushrod on the back of the booster - they're not 100% releasing - haven't gotten to it yet, but I drive it regularly and just 'pull' the pedal up with my toe if it starts to drag.

It will be all sorted out when I get the chance to pull the pedal assembly out and make the adjustment, but between work & kids I haven't had a chance. The car is in the parking lot here at the office though!
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