Richard,
Sometimes that pedal action means that the shoes need
adjustment. The first push gets them close to the drum, the second
gets them touching. The rear cylinders don't move very much. Then,
after a bit, the springs will have pulled them too far away again.
Peter C
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At 08:55 AM 11/9/2011, mark lapierre wrote:
>My books all say to start from the bleeder that is furthest away from the
>cylinder. Also, many times my brakes have gotten better when they sat for a
>few days after bleeding.
>
>Mark
>
>--- On Wed, 11/9/11, Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>From: Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com>
>Subject: [Healeys] re-bleeding brakes
>To: healeys at autox.team.net
>Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 12:37 AM
>
>
>I spent the day replacing the brake master cylinder (and clutch too). I'm
>getting good braking with a little travel on the first pressure. The next
>push
>gives less pedal travel with again good braking. I need to re-bleed, I'm
>guessing.While bleeding the right rear, I had a leak at the right front
>wheel.
>Is that a good guess as to where to begin? Or back at the master cylinder?
>Thanks for all the earlier advice.
>Rich Kahn
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