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Re: rear brakes

To: Calvin Krug <ckrug@laf.cioe.com>
Subject: Re: rear brakes
From: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 21:54:16 -0700
Calvin,

    I had a very similar situation with my 77B.  I finally found the culprit --
the brake line was pinched flat right under the strap that holds it to the
axle.  Replaced the line, bleeds fine.

Bud Krueger
52TD
77MGB

Calvin Krug wrote:

> I've been reading the discussion on spongy brakes, as I've been trying to
> bleed my brake system for most of this week.  It's been too hot to spend a
> lot of time on it, but I've tried just about everything.  Pumping the
> pedal; using a mityvac; and gravity bleeding.  The fronts work just fine,
> but I can leave the rear bleder screw open all day and only get a few drops
> out of it.  Do I have an obstruction somewhere?  I have one more thing to
> try, I'll open both rear screws, hook a hose on one with the other end in a
> container of fluid, and the mityvac on the other bleeder.  If it pulls
> fluid through that way, I'll know it's not in the rear pipe. I suppose it's
> possible that a little chunk of dirt got in one of the lines while the
> system was apart for a year, but the rears have always given me trouble.
> Any ideas?
>
> Calvin Krug
> '79 MGB




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