Thanks, Dave,
The master cylinder is holding brake fluid even with the bleed valves
removed from the calipers and rear brakes. The pedal (middle one) simply goes
to
the floor. I would think that fluid would leak if there was a break
somewhere. I'm suspecting there is a lot of air and the system needs primed
or it's
clogged. The car hasn't run for at least five years.
Steve Hughes
In a message dated 7/20/2005 8:35:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
dwood143@comcast.net writes:
Steve,
I have never had much trouble bleeding my 72 B. Since none of the wheels
want to bleed, I would suspect the master cylinder or perhaps a leak that
prevents any pressure to build up. If the pedal is hard it may be a
blockage between the M/C and the front/back balancer that is mounted on the
driver's inside front fender.
Good luck,
Dave 72 B
----- Original Message -----
From: <Daybell7@aol.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:03 PM
Subject: MGB Brake Bleeding Problem
> MGB experts:
>
> I can't get front or back brakes to bleed on the 72 MGB I acquired a
> month
> ago. I did get fluid once I took the bleed valves out but after
> rebuilding
> the calipers: no fluid. I haven't gotten any fluid to bleed from the
> rear
> brakes. How do I get the fluid to flow?
>
> Thanks.
> Steve Hughes
> Gainesville, FL
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