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Begs the question: Would it help to unscrew the front cylinder
cross-connect pipe and bleed a little fluid along with some air? Messy,
to be sure.
On 8/30/2022 7:40 PM, greylinn--- via Healeys wrote:
>
> â?¦.if you have _some_ resistance, jam the pedal down hard (I use a
> piece of wood between the pedal & the seat) and leave it as long as
> you can. Do this repeatedly & you will find the pedal will come up.
> Iâ??ve done this many times on several BN1s. The problem is where the
> bleeders are situated on the front cylinders.
>
> Cheers
>
> Peter Linn
>
> Brisbane
>
> BN1 V6
>
> *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of
> *warthodson--- via Healeys
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 31 August 2022 10:27 AM
> *To:* healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [Healeys] BN1 brake system
>
> We have been trying for several months to bleed the brakes on RHD BN1,
> to no avail. The car has been professionally restored & appears to be
> in excellent condition. Today, we tried again to bleed the system
> following the shop manual. I.E. backing off the adjusters on the front
> & back & bleeding & then readjusting the brakes. The results were the
> same. There seems to be an excessively large amount of pedal travel
> before the brakes are engaged & when engaged they feel "spongy". We
> have access to 2 other 100's for reference. Any help would be greatly
> appreciated. Also, we are not clear on the adjustment of the free play
> of the master cylinder.
>
> Gary Hodson
>
>
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Begs the question: Would it help to unscrew the front cylinder
cross-connect pipe and bleed a little fluid along with some air?
Messy, to be sure.<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/30/2022 7:40 PM, greylinn--- via
Healeys wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">â?¦.if
you have <u>some</u> resistance, jam the pedal down hard (I
use a piece of wood between the pedal & the seat) and
leave it as long as you can. Do this repeatedly & you
will find the pedal will come up. Iâ??ve done this many times
on several BN1s. The problem is where the bleeders are
situated on the front cylinders.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Peter
Linn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Brisbane<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">BN1
V6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"> Healeys
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>warthodson---
via Healeys<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 31 August 2022 10:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] BN1 brake system<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans
MS";color:black">We have been trying for several
months to bleed the brakes on RHD BN1, to no avail. The
car has been professionally restored & appears to be
in excellent condition. Today, we tried again to bleed the
system following the shop manual. I.E. backing off the
adjusters on the front & back & bleeding &
then readjusting the brakes. The results were the same.
There seems to be an excessively large amount of pedal
travel before the brakes are engaged & when engaged
they feel "spongy". We have access to 2 other 100's for
reference. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also, we
are not clear on the adjustment of the free play of the
master cylinder. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans
MS";color:black">Gary Hodson  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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