Fine to drive it, but just drive it like you have a thousand loose eggs
sitting on the back seat :)
Install the new valve and bleed the system, you should then have some
brakes. With the valve set incorrectly you may have poor or no rear
brakes (so you will not be able to stop as fast) or the rear brakes may
be working too well, which means that they are likely to lock up, and if
you are going around a corner at the time, you will spin (speaking from
experience after trusting a specialist brake mechanic near the car :|
It is important to have the car sitting at the normal ride height on a
level surface when you adjust the valve, otherwise it will not be set
correctly.
All the best, it is actually really easy to do, so go for it!
Kevin
kenneth parker wrote:
>Kevin,
> I only have one pair of ramps. I could see installing the valve,
>bleeding the system, putting the car back on level ground, rolling it
>forward and backward a few feet and then backing it onto the ramps.
> Could I then jack up the front of the car to level it off with the
>rear and then do the job or do all four wheels have to be on equal
>solid ground (I suppose that I could use some 4X4's placed under the
>front wheels to level and then lower the car onto them)?
> If all the above doesn't apply can I, after installing the valve and
>bleeding the system, take it to a welder friend's shop to do the
>adjustment or should I not drive it until the adjustment is right on?
>Thanks,
>Ken
>On Jul 13, 2005, at 3:11 AM, K Hardie wrote:
>
>
>
>>You could jack it up, R&R the valve and lubricate/loosen the adjuster
>>first, but you need to set it with the car on its wheels and rolled
>>(not jacked) into place. Dont do it with only two ramps.
>>
>>
>
>
>
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