i noticed some fluid leaking out of the left front wheel cylinder,
so i thougth it might be wise to replace 32 year old parts.
i did the master cylinder and front left, but couldnt do the rear
because i didnt have a big enough wrench to take the rear nut off...
do you know what nut it is?
thanks for the help,
bruce



--- In 1302@..., Mike Knight <mknight@e...> wrote:
> Try adjusting the brakes - again - they often need to re-centre
themselves
>
> Try pumping the brake pedal, does it get stiffer? If it has, but
only a bit
> try driving a couple of meters backward and forward and braking,
this will
> knock the shoes into the right position
>
> Re-adjust.
>
>
>
> If you still have a spongy pedal - you might need to bleed the
brakes,
> sometimes pushing the pistons back can introduce air, especially
if they
> seals are a bit dodgy.
>
>
>
> If you bleed the brakes - and the brake fluid is old - I would
take the
> opportunity to pump a lot of new fluid through the system. Over
time the
> fluid picks up water and this water can boil if you are using the
brakes a
> lot. This happened to me once coming down a Spanish mountain pass
in a Ford
> rally car - only handbrake sliding it into a quarry stopped me
dropping
> about 300 meters down to the valley floor!!!! This makes you
think about
> brake fluid!!
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bruce hotson [mailto:grnphrog@y...]
> Sent: 28 October 2003 07:29
> To: 1302@...
> Subject: [1302 eGroup] spongy brakes...
>
>
>
> Hi all... I thought I would tap the knowledge of all who took the
> time to read this post.
> I just installed new brake shoes in the front of my 1971 standard
> bug. When I tested the brake pedal after I was done, the pedal
went
> all the way to the floor! This surprises me because I didnt have
to
> undo any brake lines, the only thing I can think of might have to
do
> with me compressing the left wheel cylinder with a clamp to push
> back the pistons so I could install the shoes. I undid the
reservoir
> cap to allow the brake fluid back into it with out building up
> pressure and I made sure that it was full before I did anything.
> Any thoughts, advice, and/or constructive critizism would be
greatly
> appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Bruce
>
>
>
>
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