Classic/Antique Car Repair/1957 chevy truck

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Expert: - 4/7/2010


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you really did not answer my question about the brake pedal spring.since the only thing that has been alterd is they went from a manual to a automatic ok, so all there is isa brake pedal ok. iam esing the same single stage master cylinder, but where does the tension spring mount to put tension on the brake pedal and where can i get one classic catcloges do not carry one

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Do you have the wide brake pedal like in most automatic transmission cars or the narrow one like in a factory standard transmission? Also is the pedal suspended from the fire wall/steering column or up through the floor with the master cylinder under the floor?

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Brad Sears

Expertise

All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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