[Shotimes] Brake Bleeding

[Dave Kegel]

You have to make sure the driver's rear suspension is in a compressed state.
If it's in the full droop position, the brake proportioning valve restricts
flow to  the rear calipers.  If you compression the suspension and still
have problems, you probably need to replace the rear rubber brake lines.
They tend to swell shut when they get old.

Dave Kegel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy L. Sorrells" <tsorrells@goodegg.com>
To: "Shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: November 14, 2002 10:19 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] Brake Bleeding


> Hey all. Thanks again for all the info on the front seal.
>
> I had to completely replace all the back brakes, calipers, rotors,
brackets,
> etc. I got the info on bleeding the brakes from the SHOTimes site,
however,
> I had some difficulty. After pumping to build the pressure, the fluid
would
> just barely come out. We tried several times. The passenger side did
better
> than the drivers side, at least the brake pedal went to the floor.
>
> Just wondering if anyone has had the same problem? Master cylinder? Or
brake
> lines?
>
> The drivers side caliper had been leaking considerably thus the reason to
> replace it. It also seems as if the brakes stick, but the guidebolts are
new
> and lubed.
>
> Tim Sorrells
> 93 Red MTX
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