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#15631 05/17/2004 3:02 AM | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 16 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 16 | I'm still having trouble getting my brakes working correctly. Joe sent me some brass washers to seal between the real wheel cylinder block and the wheel cylinder. I have replaced all of the brake lines and either rebuilt or replaced all the wheel cylinders. The master cylinder was new a couple of years ago. After bleeding the brakes at least 4 times I was finally getting about 1/4 peddle on the first pump however I'm finding that this is not dependable and sometimes I have no peddle until the 2nd pump. In the bleeding process I started at the back driver's side and worked towards the wheel closest to the master cylinder. I'm wondering whether the master cylinder is bad or maybe I just have trapped air that is hard to remove. Any suggestions?
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#15632 05/17/2004 3:28 AM | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 124 Member | | Member Joined: May 2004 Posts: 124 | Sometimes it is hard to get all the air out. You also need to be sure you have the brake soes adjusted properly. You will never get a good pedal if the shoes are too loose.
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#15633 05/17/2004 3:58 AM | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 | When I did my brake lines I guess I was finally entitled to good luck. Fronts were not touched. Rears were totally new Bendix. I guess having adjusting them first helped me, for once I bled the brakes and stopped the leaks, it has worked perfectly. For many years I use to automatically pump my brakes at least twice before applying them wether I needed to or not. Now I almost feel just fine applying pressure just once....
Craig My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
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#15634 05/17/2004 4:13 AM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 | If the pedal is solid after a couple of pumps, the air is gone. You need to adjust the shoes closer to the drums. It takes a good bit of fluid to move the shoes into contact with the drums, sometimes more than one pedal stroke will do if even one set of shoes is out of adjustment. Just be sure they're not dragging when the pedal is fully released.
Jerry
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#15635 05/18/2004 3:22 AM | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 16 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 16 | Thanks for the advice. After adjusting the brakes this evening I had a good peddle on the first pump. I took the truck for a 20 mile drive and the brakes worked fine. JD | | |
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