Mike,
After I installed a replacement rear axle in my 77B I had a terrible time
bleeding the rear brakes. The problem was that the brake line was crimped
closed
under the hold-down strap. The classic 'tow-chain over the rear axle trick'.
YMMV.
mwjose wrote:
> Hello all,
> After getting the new rear axle in, and finally getting the old plug
> out, I thought I was in the home stretch. I went to bleed the brakes,
> and nothing comes out of the rear, even with a Mityvac. Haynes says to
> loosen the Pressure Failure Switch on the bottom of the master
> cylinder. Only problem is, there is no switch, just a bolt, which does
> come out. I checked all the lines except the master cylinder to under
> the car line, and I don't think I have any blockages (plus the brakes
> seemed to work before). Is the PDWA necessary to bleeding? Do I need
> to rework my master cylinder? Any advice is welcome.
> Thank you
> Mike Jose
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