Thanks all (Vance, Dick, Steve, Bob, Kai, Jay) for the suggestions. The
majority vote seems to be to rebuild the master cylinder. The PDWA has also
been mentioned, though I'm pretty sure mine has been gutted by the PO. Or,
actually, his mechanic.
This whole thing started with needing to replace the front hoses. And, yes, I
put in new o-rings.
So here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to rebuild the master cylinder.
I'm going to make sure the PDWA has been gutted and/or get rid of it
entirely. (It hasn't been hooked up in the 20+ years I've owned the car, I
don't think I'll miss it.) I'm going to go ahead and replace the hoses on
the rear, since I already have those, and bleed everything.
I estimate this as a 2 six-pack job.
BTW, did you know that you can buy Lucas brake fluid? (BPNW) I think I'll
pass.
I'll let you know how it went.
- GeneG
- http://garrison-grafixx.com/tr6
On Monday 15 May 2006 7:58 am, Navarrette, Vance wrote:
> Gene:
>
> Did you bleed the back brakes too? Start with the rear brakes
> even if you did not touch them, then bleed the front brakes.
>
> Other random thoughts: Did you put fresh o-rings in between the
> caliper halves? What kind of shape are the front brake hoses in? Any
> cracks? The fresh brake fluid may have pushed your M/C over the edge, so
> you may need to rebuild that too, if you have not done so already. Keep
> us posted.
>
> Later, dude.
>
> Vance
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