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ubtripn · 04-21-2011, 05:16 PM

Are the front and back separate or are they all one system? I had a hose go in the front, replaced it and bled it and now all is good. Only the font chamber of the master cylinder was dry.

don t. - 72gmc · 04-21-2011, 05:22 PM

I wanna say its seperate. Look at your master cylinder. If there are 2 resevors(sp?), its a seperate line to front and back. If its one big hole, you have what they called a suicide cylinder and if your hose blew, you had NO brakes. I had a 65 impala that blew a hose and you found out real quick why they called it an emergency brake(grin).

Have fun....don t. ....

ubtripn · 04-21-2011, 07:36 PM

Got it, there are two so I think they are independent, thanks.

ChevLoRay · 04-21-2011, 08:27 PM

The US government took care to make us safer, for '67. AMC was the first to have the system that they called Dual/Diagonal braking. The other manufacturers separated the front from the rear, instead of pairing up one front with the opposite side rear.

**nbrfd007** · 04-21-2011, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ChevLoRay

The US government took care to make us safer, for '67. AMC was the first to have the system that they called Dual/Diagonal braking. The other manufacturers separated the front from the rear, instead of pairing up one front with the opposite side rear.

Wow, all of the old rigs I have worked on, never knew about AMC's Dual/Diagonal braking. Thanks!

ubtripn · 04-22-2011, 08:17 AM

Thanks!

04-21-2011, 05:16 PM	#1
ubtripn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,280	Are the brake lines on separate systems on my 68? Are the front and back separate or are they all one system? I had a hose go in the front, replaced it and bled it and now all is good. Only the font chamber of the master cylinder was dry.

04-21-2011, 05:22 PM	#2
don t. - 72gmc Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: harvard, il. USA Posts: 393	Re: Are the brake lines on separate systems on my 68? I wanna say its seperate. Look at your master cylinder. If there are 2 resevors(sp?), its a seperate line to front and back. If its one big hole, you have what they called a suicide cylinder and if your hose blew, you had NO brakes. I had a 65 impala that blew a hose and you found out real quick why they called it an emergency brake(grin). Have fun....don t. ....

04-21-2011, 07:36 PM	#3
ubtripn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,280	Re: Are the brake lines on separate systems on my 68? Got it, there are two so I think they are independent, thanks.

04-21-2011, 08:27 PM	#4
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Are the brake lines on separate systems on my 68? The US government took care to make us safer, for '67. AMC was the first to have the system that they called Dual/Diagonal braking. The other manufacturers separated the front from the rear, instead of pairing up one front with the opposite side rear. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

04-22-2011, 08:17 AM	#6
ubtripn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,280	Re: Are the brake lines on separate systems on my 68? Thanks!



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