Daryl
It can be a bitch to get a rebuilt MC started. You really need pressure at
the MC or suction at the other end. On my Bugeye the MC rod moves about 1/2
inch. You may also need to adjust the rod travel a little.
Larry Miller
-----Original Message-----
From: Daryl May <mayfam@sprynet.com>
To: spritenut@Exit109.com <spritenut@Exit109.com>; spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
<spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Sunday, March 29, 1998 10:29 AM
Subject: Bleedin' Brakes
>I am struggling to bleed my 1960 Bugeye brake system. It's an
>all-drum-brake system with the tandem master cylinder. I have just rebuilt
>all 6 slave cylinders, and the master cylinder, as well as the pedal
>linkages. Took great care to clean out even the little passages. BUT,
>maybe I did something wrong?
>
>Problem is that I cannot get the master cylinder to draw brake fluid and
>pass it down the brake pipes. The fluid level just hovers at full while I
>pump the brakes. No resistance on the pedal of course, because the system
>is still full of air.
>
>Other clues: the brake pedal movement is 1.5 inches, and the corresponding
>master cylinder piston travel is one-fourth to one-third of an inch. Is
>this not too little? Can I have screwed up the master cylinder rebuild?
>
>Help, please.
>
>Daryl
>
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