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[Healeys] re-bleeding brakes

Subject: [Healeys] re-bleeding brakes
From: tahoehealey at hotmail.com (Richard Kahn)
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 08:12:26 -0800
References: <COL121-W65DB3E1D4AA121D6A1418EA4DF0@phx.gbl>, <1320850548.77264.YahooMailClassic@web180103.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>, <201111090755611.SM01420@TOSHIBA-USER3.nosimport.com>
I will recheck the adjuster. I hadn't thought of that.
Thanks
Rich Kahn
> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 09:55:18 -0600
> To: healeys at autox.team.net; tahoehealey at hotmail.com
> From: peter at nosimport.com
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] re-bleeding brakes
>
> Richard,
>      Sometimes that pedal action means that the shoes need
> adjustment. The first push gets them close to the drum, the second
> gets them touching. The rear cylinders don't move very much. Then,
> after a bit, the springs will have pulled them too far away again.
>          Peter C
> --
> At 08:55 AM 11/9/2011, mark lapierre wrote:
> >My books all say to start from the bleeder that is furthest away from the
> >cylinder.   Also,  many times my brakes have gotten better when they sat
for a
> >few days after bleeding.
> >
> >Mark
> >
> >--- On Wed, 11/9/11, Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >From: Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com>
> >Subject: [Healeys] re-bleeding brakes
> >To: healeys at autox.team.net
> >Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 12:37 AM
> >
> >
> >I spent the day replacing the brake master cylinder (and clutch too).  I'm
> >getting good braking with a little travel on the first pressure. The next
> >push
> >gives less pedal travel with again good braking. I need to re-bleed, I'm
> >guessing.While bleeding the right rear, I had a leak at the right front
> >wheel.
> >Is that a good guess as to where to begin? Or back at the master cylinder?
> >Thanks for all the earlier advice.
> >Rich Kahn

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