[Mgs] Brake frustrations

[Keith G.]

I hadn't thought of a leak in the hard line.  I'll have to try to inspect
that.

I've thought about one of those Eezi-Bleed systems.  This is probably the
perfect time to get one.  I put those SpeedBleeder valves in to make
bleeding easier, but after all the pedal pumping this time around, I'm ready
for something more automated.

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Councill, David
<dcouncill at msubillings.edu>wrote:

> I had a hell of a time getting the rear brakes to bleed on my 72B. It
> turned out I had a small pinhole on the metal tube that runs over the
> rear axle. It didn't leak (just a seep around the hole) but it pulled in
> air.
>
> What I ended up doing was backtracking the lines to see where there was
> brake fluid. There are a lot of areas where you could have a plug or a
> leak (fluid and/or air). On my 72B, there is a place in the rear of the
> car where the metal tube from the master cylinder ends in a rubber tube
> which joins that tube to the tubes that feed both rear lines. I took
> that apart to see if brake fluid came out there and then worked my way
> back. I hope that makes sense. You could have a collapsed brake line or
> a plug. Maybe even a problem still with the master cylinder. Or the
> wheel cylinders have a leak pulling air into the system.
>
> You just need to check the system/lines at certain points to see where
> the fluid flows and where it does not.
>
> I also now use an Eezi-Bleed system so I don't have to rely on a helper.