In a message dated 6/19/02 11:18:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dalep1@earthlink.net writes:
> the break line. Bleeding the lines on the rt.side wasn't too promising. The
> rt. bleeders sputtered with drops of fluid that looked like Wookie poop or
> some sort of other world slime. Clear fluid flows out of the left front
> side.
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Try to pin down the problem. Remove the flex hose from the right caliper and
press the brake pedal to see if you get a good flow. If yes, the caliper
needs to be rebuilt. If no, continue...
Remove the flex line from the brake pipe at the inner fender wall. Press the
brake pedal and see if you get a good flow. If yes, the flex line is bad.
(New parts CAN be bad, right out of the box, or damaged upon installation by
a DPO.) If no, continue doing this all the way back the brake pipe until you
get to the master cylinder. There could be a blockage in the pressure
switch, or sumpin'.
You said that you had crud in the MC reservoir. That is not a good sign.
There could be crud blocking the one side of the MC, and it may need to be
disassembled and cleaned again. Flush it with alcohol. Flush all the brake
pipes with alcohol, blow them all out with air to dry the alcohol, then flush
everything with NEW brake fluid, THEN refill and bleed. It takes a while,
but it doesn't cost much!
Good luck, and Safety Fast!
Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'75 Midget "The Project"
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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