Can you set this up the way modern cars do: two lines from the master
cylinder to the proportioning valve, then the left front/right rear gets
one line, and the right front/left rear gets the other? I blew a brake
line in my old Accord when a dog ran in front of me, and the system
works. The dog lived to tell the tale!
- Tom
Alan Seigrist Blue 100 wrote:
> No, you are not quite right. No dual circuit system would have one circuit
> for the left side and one for the right... not only would this be a pain in
> the ass to run pipes, it would be very very very unsafe.
>
> The purpose of the dual circuit is so that either the front brakes or rear
> brakes would continue to work even if one of the two circuits breaks and
> loses pressure. So you would need one helper to help bleed one of the front
> brakes while simultaneously the other helper bleeding one of the rear
> brakes.
>
> Still Confused?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
>
>
>
> On 11/17/06, Awgertoo@aol.com <Awgertoo@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Perry and all--
>>
>> I understand the concept but I can't figure out the practice. If
>> one system
>> covers the two front brakes will I need TWO helpers--one to step on the
>> brakes and the other to bleed the right brake while I do the
>> left simultaneously?
>> And since the front drums have two wheel cylinders (leading and trailing
>> shoes) will the two of us need to be doing both all at the same time?
>>
>> I fear I am missing something.
>>
>> Best--Michael Oritt
>>
>>
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>> In a message dated 11/17/2006 2:10:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> Healeyguy
>> writes:
>>
>> On a dual master cylinder set up one master is for the front brakes
>> and one
>> for the rear. They are however connected together to a common
>> brake pedal.
>> In order to get a full stroke of the master for bleeding the second
>> cylinder
>> must also go all the way down. Therefore it is required to bleed one
>> wheel on
>> the front and one on the back at the same time.
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