Greetings all

In the 6+ yrs that I have had my 92 Amigo, it has always had a low brake pedal when depressed for brake actuation and I have never been satisfied with the braking capability (I could never lock the front wheels on demand on dry pavement). Recently the pedal seem to be even lower. Fearing impending brake failure, I purchased and installed a rebuilt master cylinder (brake hoses and frt pads were replaced 6 yrs ago, master cylinder appeared to be the original 14 yr old part).

WIth the rebuilt master cylinder in place the brakes ***barely stop the vehicle*** - I would not feel safe driving it in traffic. Also the brake pedal when depressed is almost to the floor. If the rebuild master cylinder is not at fault, what else should I be looking at?

The generic instructions that came with the master cylinder made mention of checking and adjusting the power brake booster actuation rod. THe generic instructions mentioned: 1) that one should be able to see fluid motion in hte reserviour (sp) when the brake pedal is depressed 3/8 to 1/2 inch, 2) that if the actuation rod is too short the result would be a low brake petal and 3) if the rod is out too far, one would not see any fluid motion and that some port in the master cylinder would not be able to funtion and that would result in brake dragging and low brake effect. My vehicle exhibits the traits of both too short and too long of an actuation rod. Have any of you ever adjusted the rod coming out of the power brake booster and what was the result?

Suggestions please on improving my brakes - sharing a car with my wife when our commutes are not in the same direction is getting very old.