- 1. spongy pedal (score: 1)
- Author: Drew Stieber <dstieber@PACCAR.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 09:17:40 -0700
- I seem to remember that you cant get all of the air out of the rear cylinders due to the geometry. I dont rememeber but isnt the bleed screw on the bottom while the hose is on the top? This would alw
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01110.html (6,875 bytes)
- 2. Re: spongy pedal (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 12:41:21 -0700
- You are completely right about the geometry contributing to the problem. I guess the consensus is to just keep at it and it will eventually bleed out. Drew Stieber had this to say: -- Max Heim '66 MG
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01129.html (7,329 bytes)
- 3. Re: spongy pedal (score: 1)
- Author: Ray Wygonik <rwygonik@grove.iup.edu>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 15:59:27 -0400
- My experience is the air gets trapped in the master cylinder. It must be bench bled properly before installing in the car, though it is possible to 'bench bleed" it in the car. You may also have a ba
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01131.html (8,006 bytes)
- 4. Re: spongy pedal (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 16:41:07 -0700
- I did bench bleed mine but I wound up having to loosen the banjo bolt during installation so I could have introduced air at that point. It was not new, just had a rebuild kit installed. Anyway, I nee
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01141.html (8,833 bytes)
- 5. Re: spongy pedal (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 19:41:34 +0100
- I feel that because the rear wheel cylinder piston backs are in contact with each other during bleeding, and because there is only a narrow chamfer around the back of each piston, the 'cavity' so for
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01381.html (8,756 bytes)
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