Brake pedal travel

edsnovaBaltimore - BCW 52 MG TD Supporting Member

Hey guys I've got the Empi 4-wheel wide 5 disc brakes and that late master cylinder and the car seems to stop pretty well and straight, but my pedal is low.

Like, scary low. Five inches of travel low.

So I bled and bled and there's no air. Tonight I took the front calipers off and clocked them so the bleeder valves were straight up, and bled again, expecting to get a little air. Nothing but the juice.

My next idea was to install the three 2-lb residual valves that came in a box with the kit. The instruction manual recommends them.

Only trouble is, the outlet on the MC for the passenger front brake is hard by the lower beam tube. There's no room there for the residual valve.

So: curious what you-all have, particularly so if you have the same brakes as I do. Please chime in.

6/20/206:31 PM

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