Conversely, if you have a spongy brake clamp the flex line briefly
with vice grips. If the problem is cured the problem is past the
line and if it remains the same the sponginess is coming from the
upside.
Mike L.
----- Original Message -----
From Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com>
To: Jon Paschke <birdman@lightspeed.net>;
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: March 23, 2000 3:16 AM
Subject: Re: Stuffy Brakes
> Jon,
>
> Good call!! You got me thinking about this and after verifying
that I had
> fluid as far as the flexible lines, I got suspicious and removed
one of the
> rubber lines. Sure enough, it was blocked! Well, at least that's
easy to
> remedy.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Gerard
>
> At 9:57 PM -0800 3/22/00, Jon Paschke wrote:
> >Did you replace the rubber lines? They could be swelled shut.
> >
> >Jon
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Gerard Chateauvieux" <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
> >To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 8:41 PM
> >Subject: Stuffy Brakes
> >
> >
> >> I finally finished assembling the brakes on the '61 and began
bleeding the
> >> system. I got the clutch bled, but I can't seem to get any
fluid out of
> >any
> >> brake bleeders. I did hear air escape when opening one of
them, but no
> >> fluid and the fluid segments in the clear bleeder hose
doesn't move back
> >> and forth when I pump the pedal. I can see turbulence in the
master
> >> cylinder when I pump the pedal and the fluid went down when I
first
> >started
> >> bleeding the brakes. I was thinking of removing the brake
light switch to
> >> see if there is fluid in the 4-way connector. I blew air
through the lines
> >> before hooking anything up, so I don't think they are
blocked. Funny thing
> >> is, the pedal feels almost normal. Anybody have any ideas of
what to try
> >> next? For the moment, I'm stumped.
> >>
> >> Gerard
>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
>
> G G Gerard Chateauvieux
> E A
> R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
> A A
> R G Pixelsmith on Duty
> D E
> S http://www.gerardsgarage.com
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