<html><body>Peter-yea, what I think happens there, providing there are no leaks anywhere else, is that under pressure, overnight, the system "pushes" the air bubble to the only place that it can get out-the vent hole in the canister!<div><br></div><div>I have used this method also for "final bleeding"...could be a line item on an invoice to look official and garner more dough, Ha. Hank<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "greylinn--- via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "Michael Salter"<br>Cc: healeys@autox.team.net<br>Sent: Monday March 13 2023 4:02:50PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100 brakes<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Michael assuming you have some
resistance after pumping the pedal, jam the pedal down hard and
leave it at least overnight, preferably longer. Do this repeatedly
& you will find the pedal comes up. Don’t ask me why, but I’ve done
this several times with my own and other people’s cars, and it
works!<br><br>
Cheers</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Peter</span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of</b> Michael Salter via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 14 March 2023 5:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> warthodson@aol.com<br><b>Cc:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] 100 brakes</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This article may help.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://precisionsportscar.com/bleeding-austin-healey-4-wheel-drum-brakes/">
</a><a href="https://precisionsportscar.com/bleeding-austin-healey-4-wheel-drum-brakes/">https://precisionsportscar.com/bleeding-austin-healey-4-wheel-drum-brakes/</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue., Mar. 14, 2023, 7:54 a.m.
warthodson--- via Healeys, <<a>healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:#000000;">We are
having a very difficult time adjusting & bleeding the brakes on a
friend's BN1.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:#000000;">The car
has recently under a full ground up restoration so things like
brake lines including flex lines are new, seals in the brake
cylinders are new, the master cyl. is new, etc.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:#000000;">We bleed
the system so many times different way that I have lost
track. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:#000000;">We have
adjusted the free play to assure that the plunger is able to return
to the full "off" position.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:#000000;">When we
adjust the operating rod to achieve the specified 1/8" free
movement at the pedal.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:#000000;">We have
adjusted the brake shoes to have a very slight drag at
rest.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:#000000;">Our
issue is:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:#000000;">Excessive
brake pedal travel before the brakes begin to be
effective. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:#000000;">Pumping
the brakes temporarily improve the pedal travel issue, which we
think indicates air still in the system.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:#000000;">We are
not having any leaks & the reservoir port is functioning correctly,
IE: no locking up of the brakes. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:#000000;">Gary</span></p>
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