So my '79 B is sitting up on jackstands while a summer marches on. I'm
frustrated with the brakes, being unable to get fluid to the rear bleed
valves.
The background is this: I finally got around to replacing the rear brake
cylinders, as one was leaking. After getting that done, I was able to bleed
the brakes to get good pressure in the pedal and good, clear fluid coming
out of each valve. Feeling good about that, I moved on to other matters
that needed tending to.
The next time I tried he brake pedal, it went to the floor. Any subsequent
bleed attempts have failed. I can get great pressure to the fronts, but
nothing good is happening at the rear. A replacement master cylinder helped
only the depletion of my dollars. Someone I talked to suggested I just
remove the valves and let gravity do its thing to see if any fluid leaks
out. Well, not in this case.
Any ideas would be much appreciated. I want to get this thing back on the
road this summer if possible. Our summers here in the upper American
midwest are entirely too short.
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