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  1. plym49

    M35A2 brakes soft on initial startup

    Thank you for the replies so far. Really good advice. I will need for the weather to break a bit until I can get into it. Will keep the thread updated with what I find. :)(y)
  2. plym49

    M35A2 brakes soft on initial startup

    Understood. However I am not understanding how that would make the brake pedal go to the floor on the first stop, and not afterwards. Because if the brakes are not adjusted then aren't they so all the time? Apologies if I am missing something.
  3. plym49

    M35A2 brakes soft on initial startup

    Good points to check for sticky brakes. But they only stick on a 'cold' start, and that is also when the pedal goes almost all the way to the floor. After that everything is OK. Agree that it's a good idea to adjust the brakes but why do they pump up?
  4. plym49

    M35A2 brakes soft on initial startup

    Hi, 1970 Kaiser-Willys Deuce. All stock. On first startup, with air pressure built up and engine idling for five minutes as it should, the brake pedal will about go down to the floor with no brakes. They then pump up and work about as well as any Deuce I remember. There are no fluid leaks...
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