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Anonymous Posted on Mar 02, 2015

I have a 1965 ford mustang, put new bakes, adjusted the shoe brakes, fluid level is ok but the pedal is too low. what do you think t may be the problem ?

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You most likely have air the brake lines. You need to bleed the brake lines to restore pedal height.

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