Ed,
I did a brake job a while back and thought I'd never have brakes again!
Bled them forever and still no pedal. It ended up that I had to re-adjust
all the shoes a second time. I swear they were adjusted before I bled the
brakes, but another round of adjustments and the brakes are solid!
I replaced the master cylinder ($80 Chevy Duty) because the original had
a pretty good gouge in it. It's an easy fix while I decide if I want to
go IFS and power/disc setup.
Good luck to you,
Ray Wright
'50 3100
Overland Park, KS
Original Message:
Now, it's time to bleed the system, though the truck is convinced that it
is me that should do all of the bleeding. Using a vaccuum bleeder, I've
sucked fluid from all four wheels until all of the ugly brown stuff is gone
and the new, clear stuff is running, but cannot get pressure to the brake
pedal. A had a spongy pedal at one point, bled again to get rid of it and
now have no pedal again.
Is there some trick to bleeding these things? Am I letting the resevoire
get too low?
On a similar note, it appears the master cylinder is ready for a rebuild
or replacement. With my goal being a driver, not a true resto, I'm looking
for opinions on whether or not it is worth it to rebuild or replace the
original, or should I be looking toward a conversion to something more modern?
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