Frank,
What John said. Bleed the back circuit first while the front is empty (or
nearly so). Worked on mine....
Cheers!!
Jim
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 8:36 AM, fastvee <fastvee@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> From: Frank <spritenut@comcast.net>
> Subject: [Spridgets] Brake help
> To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@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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Cheers!!
Jim
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not
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