[Healeys] Bleeding brakes

[Larry Varley]

Hi Kees, obviously I mistook this for a Healey specific list :) 
generalized comments can be misleading to those that look for good 
advise from the list. No offense intended.
Cheers
Larry Varley

On 8/07/2015 6:59 PM, Oudesluys wrote:
> Hi Larry,
> Not a rare occurrence in BN1, but a BN1 is a rare occurrence on its 
> own in the car world;-) . Most brake circuits are properly designed to 
> make bleeding the system an easy straight forward job.
> Same problems on some old Landrovers.
> Cheers,
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
>
> Larry Varley schreef op 8-7-2015 om 10:22:
>> Kees, this is not a rare occurrence in a BN1, stop and take a look at 
>> the BN1 front wheel cylinder layout. If the brakes are not de 
>> adjusted there is an air pocket in the wheel cylinders above the 
>> height of the bleed screw. The air will be very difficult to bleed 
>> out as it is trapped. I have advised many to do this and they found 
>> an immediate improvement in the bleeding process and improvement in 
>> pedal firmness.
>> Regards
>> Larry Varley
>>
>> On 8/07/2015 4:44 PM, Oudesluys wrote:
>>> I have used an Eezibleed or similar lightly pressurized system for 
>>> over 50 years and it has always worked for me on a very large range 
>>> of vehicles.
>>> A one man job that is done efficiently and quickly.
>>> As remarked before, it is generally a good idea to adjust back your 
>>> drum brakes and push back the calliper pistons (using e few small 
>>> wedges between pads and discs) to minimise the volume in the brake 
>>> cylinders and callipers if the bleed nipples are positioned in such 
>>> a way that air can remain trapped in the cylinders or callipers, 
>>> although this is a fairly rare occurrence.
>>>
>>> Kees Oudesluijs
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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