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| | | | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 53 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 53 | Replumbed my brakes on my '70 C-10 this weekend. New lines, master and wheel cyl. Bench bled master and bled lines but still have low, spongy pedal. Will I need to keep bleeding as air works its way out?
Last edited by 53 Dumpy; 06/11/2012 3:44 AM.
53 Dumpy
1951 Chevy 3100 "Ernestine"
1970 Chevrolet C10 "Ol' Blue"
1940 JD "long-hood" B
1959 Jeep FC-170
1960 IH B275
2013 Chevy Silverado
2023 GMC Denali 2500HD
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 725 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 725 | Did you replace the rubber lines as well? Sometimes they get soft and cause your problem.
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Les | | | | | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 53 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 53 | Yep, new hoses, too. Everything new stem to stern.
53 Dumpy
1951 Chevy 3100 "Ernestine"
1970 Chevrolet C10 "Ol' Blue"
1940 JD "long-hood" B
1959 Jeep FC-170
1960 IH B275
2013 Chevy Silverado
2023 GMC Denali 2500HD
| | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 | Make sure you have rear brakes adjusted correctly | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 27 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 27 | I had the same problem with my 65 when I converted from a single master to a dual(for obvious safety reasons). With all the new lines and hoses it took forever to get all of the air out of the rear of the system. After a long gravity bleed, I still had to bleed the rears multiple times to eventually fix the soft petal problem. | | |
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