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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 04:32 PM
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From: Noblesville In
Car: 86 sports coupe-83 berlinetta
Engine: 5.0 in the sports coupe-350 in the berlinetta
Transmission: 700r4 in the sports coupe-turbo-350 with a 2500 stal in the berlinetta
No brakes on a j65 86 sports coupe.

i have had the car for 2 yrs. I have put new front and rear rotors, calipers, pads, master cylinder,brake booster, parking brake cablrs(GM) and my brakes dont work any better than when i bought the car.The parking brakes dont work, if i jack the car up put the car in drv the brakes wont even hold the wheels in drive! i dont know what else.Proportioning valve? the rubber brake lines?
i dont know what else to do, id hate to take it to a mechanic, i havnt had a mechanic work on my car in 12 yrs. Please help somebody knows something that could help.
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 06:49 PM
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From: Mercedes Norte, Heredia, Costa Rica
Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 383 Carb
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
Go to the dealer and ask for P/N 18019028.

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...recall+apeiron
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Old Nov 19, 2003 | 05:51 AM
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From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Car: '88 Iroc, '91 RS, and a '70 RS
Engine: 5.7 TPI; 5.0 TBI; ZZ4/T56 on the ag
Transmission: A4, A4, slated to be a T56
Rear calipers are crap. Either rebuild them or swap to the '89-up 12" PBR rear brakes.


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Old Nov 19, 2003 | 09:52 PM
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brakes

Here is a link to my brake pics. I had the same problem you did before rebuilding my rears, installing Ed's c4 brake kit and changing the prop. valve. The stock valve isn't a s good as the 1le vavle for rear line pressure.

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=199076
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 12:20 AM
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From: Englewood, CO
Car: 1990 Trans Am
Engine: Lb9
Transmission: factory T5
Axle/Gears: 3.08 limited slip
get that recall kit mentioned above, even rebuilt calipers dont come with it so u need it, its $35, its easy and its very effective, i just did mine 2 months ago. Id almost bet money thats your problem.
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