[Healeys] BN1 brake system

[Bob Spidell]

Begs the question: Would it help to unscrew the front cylinder 
cross-connect pipe and bleed a little fluid along with some air? Messy, 
to be sure.


On 8/30/2022 7:40 PM, greylinn--- via Healeys wrote:
>
> ….if you have _some_ resistance, jam the pedal down hard (I use a 
> piece of wood between the pedal & the seat) and leave it as long as 
> you can. Do this repeatedly & you will find the pedal will come up. 
> I’ve done this many times on several BN1s. The problem is where the 
> bleeders are situated on the front cylinders.
>
> Cheers
>
> Peter Linn
>
> Brisbane
>
> BN1 V6
>
> *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of 
> *warthodson--- via Healeys
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 31 August 2022 10:27 AM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [Healeys] BN1 brake system
>
> We have been trying for several months to bleed the brakes on RHD BN1, 
> to no avail. The car has been professionally restored & appears to be 
> in excellent condition. Today, we tried again to bleed the system 
> following the shop manual. I.E. backing off the adjusters on the front 
> & back & bleeding & then readjusting the brakes. The results were the 
> same. There seems to be an excessively large amount of pedal travel 
> before the brakes are engaged & when engaged they feel "spongy". We 
> have access to 2 other 100's for reference. Any help would be greatly 
> appreciated. Also, we are not clear on the adjustment of the free play 
> of the master cylinder.
>
> Gary Hodson
>
>
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