Author Topic: Best technique to charge and bleed a complete new brake system?  (Read 2601 times)

Offline JH27N0B

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Re: Best technique to charge and bleed a complete new brake system?
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2016 - 09:34:52 PM »
Forgot to mention, got home this evening and found a USPS signature required card in my mailbox.  I figured it must be my AM radio coming back from the vintage radio repair place that called me for payment a couple days ago.  Card said I could pick it tomorrow am, but I'll be out then.  :pullinghair: Since I live a block from the post office, I walked over to see if by chance they have it for pickup already.  They do, yeah!
So of course after I walk back home I have to crawl under the dash and install the radio, while wrangling around under the dash, I decide to gingerly push the brake pedal in about an inch.  A little bit later I check the MC and the secondary reservoir is down about 1/3rd.  Hmm, maybe a little gentle pushing on the brake pedal is what is needed to get the fluid flowing into the system?  :clueless:




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Re: Best technique to charge and bleed a complete new brake system?
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2016 - 09:57:04 PM »
Sometimes the piston in the M/C  sticks slightly into it's bore, that blocks the port that allows fluid to flow from the reservoir into the lines.... Tapping the brake pedal may well have been just the ticket for getting the piston to return home.... Hope so..... Last year I was working in Chicago two weeks before the MCACN show, really missed the all time killer show... This year I was in Chicago last week.... It never seems to time out right.... :stomp:   Good luck getting it buttoned up for the show, I've read your posts about the frustrations of dealing with resto shops, glad to see you about to win....  :clapping: :clapping: :cheers:
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