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Asked by Guru127B9 Sep 25, 2019 at 09:14 AM about the 1965 Ford Thunderbird

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I just replace the master cylinder on 1965 Ford Thunderbird. I did bleed all the
lines but now my pedal is very hard. What did wrong?

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F_O_R answered 5 years ago

The booster probably has an adjustment. Try looking it up on the web.

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Guru127B9 answered 5 years ago

Great answer. Yes you are right. There is an adjustment. Now the big question is I understand how to adjust but how long the push rod should be?there is any specs ?

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F_O_R answered 5 years ago

A vintage Ford forum might help. I doubt I could find this on the web but I might just adjust it a little at a time and once you know you are going in the right direction it should not take long to make it less sensitive. If I am not mistaken there are holes in the brake pedal lever that you can move the rod to. I would go to a lower hole which should give less boost. Good luck to you. Some people have to drill a new hole to get it right.

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F_O_R answered 5 years ago

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/next-question-touchy-power-brakes.65156/

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