[Spridgets] Brake help

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Hi Frank,
Open a front bleeder and start bleeding at the rear, RR first then LR. After
the rear brakes are working you can bleed the front.
John
Fogelsville PA

--- On Sat, 5/30/09, Frank <spritenut at comcast.net> wrote:

From: Frank <spritenut at comcast.net>
Subject: [Spridgets] Brake help
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 12:44 PM

69 Sprite with the ridiculous tandem master cylinder, the one I usually throw
out and replace with a single bore, 1 line master because it works better.
All rebuilt brake system, every hose, seal, or cylinder has been replaced or
rebuilt.
original lines have been blown clear.
I can not get fluid to the back brakes.
I even bypassed that stupid shuttle valve, I can't get fluid to it.
Brake pedal is hard but only the fronts are working, sort of like most of
these cars with this master cylinder set up.
So WTF? I can blow air from the shuttle to the rear bleeders, I can blow from
the shuttle back to the master and through the shuttle.
No fluid to the back even with a vacuum sucking on the nipples.
I have tried getting juice at the rear rubber hose, no can do.
The master will not pump it because the pedal is hard with the front brake.
Now I know why I always toss these set ups for the 67 set up.
But I used my last 67 master on the L8D-Bug  and I didn't feel like redoing
all the pipes on this *quickie* project.
I can blow from the back pipe and make bubbles in the master so there is no
clog.
It's a design flaw, always has been but what do you guys do to fix it? Beside
run with front brakes only?

-- Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
My own Fleet of Sprites
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