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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