Patrick:
Try the old wrench trick. Put a wrench on the rear output pipe fitting of
the MC (the one going to the front brakes). Stand on left foot behind door
with other foot on brake pedal. Lean forward to hold wrench with left hand
while reaching around windshield frame. You are tall so you can reach. Now
crack open fitting a little and push brake pedal to floor. Tighten fitting
and release pedal. Repeat until fluid is sucked in with each stroke. This
pumps the MC full of fluid and will get the system moving. Do the same for
the rear brakes. Make sure MC does not suck in air, or you start over. Once
the MC is moving you can do the same thing at the rear brakes using a
broomstick for pedal action. Or by then your little vacuum might start
working.
Mark Hooper
72 TR6
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Bitton
To: Triumph
Sent: 14/08/02 7:33 PM
Subject: TR-6 Brakes
Well once again I reached a dead end. I replaced my master brake
cylinder
and tired to bleed my brakes. Then I noticed that my fluid level wasn't
going down. Then I looked in the jar of this one man bleed kit, and it
was
empty. Pumped some more and no dice. I removed the lines to the MBC and
pumped the brakes and fluid came out. I removed the PDWA and blew into
the
lines and there was air passing thru. Brakes seem to be a straight
forward
thing. Pump and watch the fluid come out.
Can anyone tell me what can the problem be?
Thanks,
Patrick
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