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My 1967 C10 stepside was purchased eight years ago from the second owner for $16,000 cash. It needed no work or modifications, and has served me well during my ownership. Replaced the battery and tires, but nothing else. Color is light green, and I am deluged with inquiries from Walmart customers as soon as I park it there. It is truly a beautiful un-restored truck, and I have no plans to sell it. I complete oil changes and other routine maintenance at home, and use the truck for hauling anything that won't fit into our Toyota Prius. The battery was replaced with another lead-acid battery from Costco a couple of years ago, and it still works flawlessly. I'm having problems with a brake pedal that seems to get "sticky" in the middle of the pedal stroke, but have had no success getting it diagnosed and fixed. The engine is the original six-cylinder of unknown displacement. I keep the truck garaged when not in use and don't drive it in rain or snow.

I also have never washed the truck, preferring to wipe off the dust with a treated dust cloth from Walmart. Rust is no longer a concern due to my attention to keeping away moisture. The truck is now clad with Cooper tires that provide a reasonably smooth ride, good handling, braking, and little or no sliding in turns. The six-cylinder engine works well in the Prescott, Arizona area, where speeds are usually limited to speeds of 55 mph or lower, so I have no plans to switch engines to a higher-horse powered V8.

If anyone has an answer as to the possible causes of the brake pedal that hesitates mid-stroke, I would appreciate a reply. The brake pads are of the original type.....not the newer discs. The brakes work smoothly, but the pedal-action sucks.

Barry

Barry - Welcome officially to Stovebolt. Would love to see some pictures of your truck. While we wait for that to happen, suggest you ask your "brake pedal" question in the Driveline Forum as that's the best place for that topic and conversation.

First, welcome to the ‘bolt! Your truck sounds great. We would love it, if you could post a few pictures.

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Again, Welcome to the bolt!

Your brakes probably need to be adjusted properly. They are not self adjusting like cars from the 60s on up. They should be adjusted once a year.

Otto - Not sure where your getting your info on self-adjusting brakes , but Chevrolet started using them as standard equipment in their trucks in 1951 with the introduction of Bendix brakes.

Otto for the win

Kevinski - Thanks for that correction. My tired eyes saw the original Bendix star adjuster and just said star adjuster = self adjusting - duh.

But I think Otto gets only maybe a half-point as his comment indicated that the 1967 C10 did not have self-adjusting brake shoes.

I had to think back as I just did my rear brakes not long ago and remembered the star adjuster but could not remember the mechanical adjuster cog so I had to look it up to make sure I did not mess up mine .

We seem to have gotten off track of Barry's introduction. Perhaps when he comes back and starts a thread in the "Driveline" forum on his brake problem, the Mods can clean up this brake conversation stuff?