Yes, I adjusted them up to the drums, then backed them off so they were just
slightly scraping. Though I can't really drive the car to center the shoes to
the drums, I adjusted the shoes up as close as I could get them, then by hand
rotated the drum back and forth numerous times until the shoes eased up a
little bit, then adjusted them to the drum again, turned the drum again, etc.
until I go no change.
Thanks for your ideas Mike!
- Paul B.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Salter <michael.salter@gmail.com>
To: fiat500f <fiat500f@aol.com>
Cc: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 10:53 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100-6 BN4 brake bleeding - follow up
Paul you don't mention having adjusted the brakes before starting. I
presume you have done that?
Michael S
On 2012-10-22, at 10:31 PM, "fiat500f@aol.com" <fiat500f@aol.com> wrote:
> UGH! A cliff...is what I need to push this thing over.
>
> Early BN4.
>
> First, thanks to all for the many brake bleeding/air removal suggestions.
>
> Today, I bled them again, and...no joy. I took the drums off and checked
that
> the shoes were radiused to the drums, which they are. All six wheel
cylinders
> in the car are new and correct. The shoes are new also. The drums have
been
> cut very slightly, they are not oversized. The master cylinder is rebuilt,
> correctly, and has a perfect bore. It is a 3/4" diameter cylinder and is
> correct. First, I bled the brakes the traditional way, master cylinder to
> wheels, with a helper pushing the pedal, and me opening and closing the
valves
> at the cylinders. The rears went well, no air at all after bleeding. The
> fronts are pure evil. I bled them master to wheel, then reverse bled them
> wheel to master. I STILL have a pedal that I need to press 1 1/2 times to
> achieve a solid pedal. When I hold the pedal there, it does not sink, it
is
> firm and stays firm. But that first press of the pedal goes to the floor.
I
> can tell that I am moving fluid, and if I spin a wheel by hand, and have
the
> helper step on the pedal, the wheel stops instantly. I then did the
clamping
> off of brake hoses thing. When I clamped the rear hose, there was a very
> slight improvement at the pedal, but not much. When I clamped one of the
> front wheels, I then had a pedal that got firm with 1/2 of a push. Same
with
> the other front wheel, so, I'm thinking the problem lies at the front
wheels.
> But, I've bled AND reverse bled them! I don't know what else to do, though
it
> certainly seems that there is still air in the system. How that is even
> possible, I don't know. I have no leaks at any of the lines or hose
fittings.
> But I've now bled through six pints of brake fluid and it seems pretty much
> the same as it was when I started. Anyone have any other
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