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1. RE: Brake Trouble!! (score: 1)
Author: "John Roberts" <robe3099@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 16:10:49 -0500
I bled the front first and out of order. Driver side then passenger side. It is a dual circuit system. HOWEVER, there is no fluid coming out of the rear lines at all. I can't bleed the rear lines if
/html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00150.html (7,916 bytes)

2. Re: Brake Trouble!! (score: 1)
Author: "K. Valentine" <kevin@valentinephoto.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 17:21:08 -0400
The rubber hose on the rear is probably swollen closed. Replace it and try again ;) Kevin V.
/html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00151.html (7,383 bytes)

3. RE: Brake Trouble!! (score: 1)
Author: "John Roberts" <robe3099@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 16:40:19 -0500
Thanks for the advice, Kevin. What rubber hose on the rear? Mine has a metal line that runs to the rear brake cylinder. But would that really prevent the front brakes from working at all? Why can't t
/html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00152.html (7,755 bytes)

4. Re: Brake Trouble!! (score: 1)
Author: "K. Valentine" <kevin@valentinephoto.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 17:52:51 -0400
There is a rubber hose on the rear slightly to the right of the center of the car. If it is swollen closed and there is air in the line between it and the MC then you will have spongy brakes (or no
/html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00153.html (7,839 bytes)

5. RE: Brake Trouble!! (score: 1)
Author: type79@ix.netcom.com
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 17:56:09 -0400 (EDT)
There is a rubber line that connects the rear brake line near the transmission tunnel to the union on the rear axle. jay fishbein wallingford, ct http://home.ix.netcom.com/~type79/ --Original Message
/html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00154.html (7,674 bytes)

6. Re: Brake Trouble!! (score: 1)
Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 18:40:31 -0400
Check that funky valve where the lines come together on the right fender well. If it's stuck, you get nothing out of the back. And it has to work correctly or no rear brakes. I hate those things and
/html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00155.html (7,354 bytes)

7. Re: Brake Trouble!! (score: 1)
Author: derf <derf247@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 18:12:25 -0500
Can't you just plug it or bypass it?
/html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00156.html (6,981 bytes)

8. Re: Brake Trouble!! (score: 1)
Author: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 18:26:42 -0500
Never had to deal with the thing, but here's how I'd do it. Remove the plastic failure switch, center the piston, and screw in a bolt that has been shaped so that it would hold the piston on center.
/html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00157.html (7,532 bytes)

9. Re: Brake Trouble!! (score: 1)
Author: "WJHS1960" <WJHS1960@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 18:35:32 -0500
<<But would that really prevent the front brakes from working at all?>> Yes. <<I will test the rear circuit output to see if the MC is pumping anything at all out into the line.>> The only way you c
/html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00159.html (7,751 bytes)

10. RE: Brake Trouble!! (score: 1)
Author: "John Roberts" <robe3099@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 19:03:41 -0500
My split system does have the "H"-shaped pressure warning valve mounted on my firewall. In fact, it drips brake fluid a little bit. It's not pouring out, but just seeps out from time to time. I am v
/html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00160.html (9,126 bytes)


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