hard to brake

I have a 75 911 2.7l, and I would like to know if its normal to stop the car you need a lot of preasure in the pedal. If not, were should i start looking?

tks...

I guess it depends on what you call a lot of pressure. These brakes are not power assisted, so if you compare them to your Acura, they take a little more pushing.

OK, assuming something is not right, does the car pull to the left or right when stopping? Does one wheel lock up on hard braking. If so, suspect rust or stuck calipers. If the car brakes evenly, do the stop lights stay on and the pedal not return? If so, your pedal bushings may be binding, although I'd find it hard to believe it would affect braking. Have you checked under the floorboard on the drivers side to see if something has jammed the pedal? It's really amazing what you can find under there.

Good luck...Tim

IŽLL CHECK THOSE ITEMS....BY THE WAY THE CAR DOESNŽT PULL WHEN BRAKING.....

TKS....

I have a '76 930 with the same non-power brakes as your 911. I too was unhappy with the braking power, firm pedal, not pulling but huge pedal pressure required to stop quickly. Although my pads had a lot of material left on them I did not know what kind of pad they were or the age of the pads. I traded them for high coefficient of friction carbon kevlar pads (.485) from Weston motorsports. They made a huge difference in braking, I now have what feels like twice the braking power, although they are expensive ($175 for both axles) dirty and squeal loudly under light braking. The benefits well outweighed the drawbacks for me and I'm diggin my new brakes