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miker98038 · 05-21-2026, 08:05 PM

I have had similar experiences on my 55 with front disc. The proportioning valve is one.

The other was the front pads. Either not driven enough to seat them, or very hard pads that didn’t provide much stopping power at low pressures. Changing to a softer pad (how my brake guy knew which one I don’t know) and then several slow stops to seat them.

05-21-2026, 08:05 PM	#4
miker98038 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kent, WA. Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,766	Re: Adjusting the brakes on 56 T-Bird I have had similar experiences on my 55 with front disc. The proportioning valve is one. The other was the front pads. Either not driven enough to seat them, or very hard pads that didn’t provide much stopping power at low pressures. Changing to a softer pad (how my brake guy knew which one I don’t know) and then several slow stops to seat them.