Here is another thought. I was real spongy in the 69-6, replaced the master
cyl, bench bled it and slapped that pup in. Was still spongy one pedal-push
out of every 5 or 6. Bled the system, no air. Replaced the brake booster
vacuum hose and voila la! Solid brakes everytime. Idles better too w/o the
vacuum leak.
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/ 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Joe Curry
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 1998 5:32 PM
To: Sam Gentry
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: brake bleeding
Sam,
Try this procedure for 2-man bleeding.
1. Pump until there is as much pedal resistance as possible and hold.
2. Open the bleeder valve until the pedal bottoms out and close.
3. Repeat the process until the pedal is firm on the first push after no
air is detected in the bleed stream. (constantly monitoring reservoir
fluid level)
This method forces the air bubbles toward the wheels and makes the
process much faster.
Joe
Sam Gentry wrote:
>
> The brakes were a little spongy on my 72 GT6 and I thought I should bleed
> them just in case... I went through the procedure, master cylinder always
> full, two man bleed, open, push, close, release. Since I had replaced the
> fluid in the master cylinder reservoir with nice clean castrol dot 4 (the
> same stuff that was in the system, just a lot older) I continued to bleed
> until the clean stuff came through. All was well for a while, then I
> started getting almost as much air as fluid and now I am unable to bleed
> the front (either side) and have only rear brakes.
>
> I am not sure how this takes place, but it must be the master cylinder.
> Any ideas?
>
> BTW, I did not touch the rear. I was doing the front to also correct the
> DPWA shuttle. The PO had managed to get it on the rear side and I wanted
> to see if it would move. It did and it centered correctly. Of course now
> the front looks failed and it is on the front side, but I can fix that
when
> I figure out what is going on.
>
> Sam
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