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Subject: Spongy Brakes
From: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:49:11 +0800
Reply-to: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
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Listers

The other day both rear brakes locked on.

It turns out (I think) that the rear flexible brake hose fell to bits
internally, blocking and locking both brakes on.

I've replaced the hose and taken both wheel cylinders off and cleaned out a
heap of rubbery muck.  The brakes don't lock on now so that seems to have
done the trick but...
I've bled the brakes a few times, all four wheels, but there were no
bubbles at the front, and now I get none at the rear either,  but still
have a spongy pedal.  At 35MPH I can lock up the brakes without pumping,
but pumping definately improves them.

I've bled brakes several times before, so I believe my technique is OK, and
there don't appear to be any leaks.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Greg





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Greg Mahney in Perth, Western Australia.

Mk 2A, Sprite, with a 948 engine (and it's my wife's anyway!)

e-mail:  mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au




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