drum brake proportioning valve

First, I do not know if the brakes where better before because I just bought the car and had it delivered to the garage. I did not want to drive the car with a single cylinder. The valve could cause a pedal to go to the floor (not like there is no pressure but you press real hard on the pedal and it looks like its near the end of the pedal when you stop) If you do not have the valves in place in line or on the master cylinder air enters the system at the wheel cylinder and that causes a strange pedal. The mechanic that worked on the car said the back brakes were brand new and the front were in good condition.

67Dart273 said

1 The valves or lack of, have no bearing on the current problem

2 Your statement about "excessive travel" is OPPOSITE of what you should have if the master cyl. is "too big," causing harder pedal compared to old master.

SO.................

Did the brakes work "better" before you switched the master?

Did you do ANYTHING else, IE replace shoes, turn drums, replace wheel cylinders, etc, when changing the master?

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