Brakes
Good questions. The place I had doing work on it skipped over all the diagnosis stuff and install a booster vacuum now I'm putting the pedal to the floor every time I come to a stop and then I have to keep on pumping the pedal to maintain breaks. So the car set for years and I don't think anybody put any attention into brakes I pulled off all Wheels and brand new stuff is in the rear and front. I'm guessing that they may have just put the stuff in and never bled the lines. Thanks for your response let me know what you think
in your first post, you cite that the pedal is hard. but now, you cite that it goes to the floor.
but in between there, a shop installed a booster.
you probably have several things going on here, in addition to the likelihood that there was just some flat out wrong, poor, or half *** work done.
but let's start with what you currently have: a pedal that goes to the floor and you have to pump. that means that you're either leaking fluid or sucking air-- or both. the booster could contribute to this, exacerbating the issue, but pedal travel starts with the master and what the fluid is or is not doing.
i'm *guessing* they just knocked on a booster and master cylinder, called that done and shipped it. which if that's the case
besides needing to investigate that, you're in for a comprehensive flush and bleed. and by the sound of it (having set for years) the whole system needs attention.
repeat after me: new does not mean correct, correct does not mean good quality, good quality does not mean that it was installed and adjusted properly.
so looping back. my
suggestion is to take it back and have them fix the brakes. you probably paid them a decent chunk of change to fix them in the first place and they should make right by that.
but if you're uncomfortable with that scenario, then let's boogie down. post up some pics of what you have so we can all be on the same page. familiarize yourself with the brake system and the terminology so we can all know what we're discussing. get your grubbies on and be ready to work.
i would start with looking for leaks, inspecting the master, pulling the rear drums and making sure that the shoes are adjusted properly. that's the easy stuff. from there, it gets more involved.