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Subject: [Healeys] re-bleeding brakes
From: austin.healey at gmail.com (Chris Dimmock)
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:13:34 +1100
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I always get confused with this "right" "left" thing on Healeys on an  
international email list.
My Healey is right hand drive. So when I sit in my Healey, my  
passenger is on my left, from my perspective.
So if people say "right" or "left" is that from the perspective of  
sitting in the car, or from standing in front of it???
At least "near side" (nearest to kerb) and "off side" give a  
perspective of the view!
All the lines (fuel, brake) run down the same side on the chassis on  
my RHD Healey. That would be my drivers side. Or the off side. Or the  
left hand side facing my car when standing in front of it.
Perspective.
No matter which direction I face, my right hand is never confused with  
my left....
So that would be the right Hand side, standing at the front, looking  
at the car, David????
I'm not being a smartarse.
My Healeys have always been RHD. As sold from the factory.
And I never knew a pedal box could interfere with a HD8!!
sincerely.
Chris.

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On 12/11/2011, at 2:09 PM, David Nock <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> No the brake lines run down the right frame rail then to the rear  
> end and
> cross from left to right
>
> David Nock
> British Car Specialists
> Stockton Ca
> www.britishcarspecialists.com
>
> On Nov 10, 2011, at 5:20 PM, HealeyRick wrote:
>
>> David,
>>
>> Isn't the right rear farther away from the M/C than the left rear  
>> in a LHD
> car?
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo
>>
>> --- On Wed, 11/9/11, David Nock <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> From: David Nock <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] re-bleeding brakes
>> To: "Richard Kahn" <tahoehealey at hotmail.com>
>> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
>> Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 11:28 AM
>>
>> When bleeding brakes always work from the longest distance to the
>> shortest distance from the master cylinder. On all the Healeys you
>> would do left rear, right rear, left front, right front.  No reason
>> to start at the master unless you are installing a new master  
>> cylinder
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Nov 8, 2011, at 9:37 PM, Richard Kahn wrote:
>>
>>> 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 Kah

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