[Healeys] Bleeding Brakes

[Jonas Payne]

Some, and all the hoses

By all indications, we got it today.

Fiddled with the piston on the caliper - and by all indications, we now
have it.


Jonas Payne
PBR
Cell:   (702) 358-5084


-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Seigrist [mailto:healey.nut at gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 5:08 PM
To: Jonas Payne; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bleeding Brakes

Did you replace the brake lines?

On 12/30/10, Jonas Payne <JPayne at thorcon.net> wrote:
> No Teflon anywhere but the bleed screws
>
>
> Cell:   (702) 358-5084
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Seigrist [mailto:healey.nut at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 2:54 PM
> To: Jonas Payne; healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bleeding Brakes
>
> Jonas -
>
> You definitely don't want to use teflon tape on your brake system, it
> can be a safety risk.  You should have proper seal at the unions.
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1). Did you replace the brake lines?
>
> 2) Can you walk us through step by step how you are working the pedal
> and bleed nipple when bleeding?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan
>
> On 12/29/10, Jonas Payne <JPayne at thorcon.net> wrote:
>> Have been suffering from soft pedal since a full brake system re-do
> over
>> the summer.  Replaced servo, master calipers.  Rears were good.
>>
>> Am trying to bleed now, and am getting no pedal with the vaccum at
the
>> servo discharged, and am getting a steady stream of bubbles from the
>> driver side bleeder.  No air came out of any of the others.
>>
>> Have wrapped bleed screw with teflon to try to eliminate air from
>> getting in around the threads.
>>
>> Pedal gets firm when engine is running.
>>
>> I don't have a bleeder system/mitevac/pressurization thing.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>> Jonas Payne
>> PBR
>> Cell:   (702) 358-5084
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