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Re: [Healeys] BJ8 Brakes

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 Brakes
From: Andy Thorp <bce257@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 09:51:07 +0000 (UTC)
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If these are the calipers in question then the reason for the problem is kind 
of obvious- there is no way of getting air out of one half as it has to flow 
downwards, then across the bottom pipe and up the other side. Any air stuck in 
the bores behind the pistons will stay trapped there. Reverse bleeding should 
clear it if the internal drillings are done sensibly.

https://www.ahspares.co.uk/product-images/fullsize/10a937bf-2288-4027-a5ec-2e753aadac6f-3.jpg

Andy.
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On Sun, 3/7/16, Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 Brakes
 To: "'Healey List'" <healeys@autox.team.net>, "'Roger Grace'" 
<roggrace@telus.net>
 Received: Sunday, 3 July, 2016, 8:17 PM
 
Bleeding brakes can drive you
 crazy.See the attached, from my BMC
 manual. It addresses the question rather neatly, suggesting
 that air may be drawn in at the end of the downward push;
 for example, the threads on the bleeders may be slightly
 worn.The trick is to close the bleeder
 100% before the downward stroke ie, most important, while
 fluid is still coming out.A device such as A Gunsonâ??s
 Eezibleed will mange that OK.The pdfâ??s first line may seem a
 little strange......itâ??s a note addressed to myself. The
 relevant paragraph is not in my pdf version of the manual
 for some reason so I added it as a reminder.Good luck,Simon 
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