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| | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11 | hey, i have a 1959 viking and i removed all 6 wheel cylinders and the master cylinder, honed them out and bought and installed rebuild kits for all of them. I then bled them untill i was positive all of the air was out. when i though i was done i pumped the pedal a few times and the pedal got hard about half way down but once i let off and pushed the pedal about 5 seconds later it went to the floor. i then pumped it another 3 times and held it when it got hard and it did not lose any pressure even after holding the pressure on it for about 5 minutes the pedal still remained hard. If anyone has any idea what might be going on i would sure be greatful to any help or suggestions! thanx!
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'59 viking 60
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 | Sound like you need to adjust the shoes out! If they are to far away from the drum there isn't enough fluid in ONE pump to engage them, but by pumping fast you over come the fluid shortage. Jack the wheels off the ground and adjust until the shoe drag the drum. Let us know if this fixes your problem! Mike B  | | |
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