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Re: Rear brakes won't bleed. ??
« on: May 16, 2008, 01:58:22 PM »
Well, I dig some tests.  Since the LSPV bled fine, I started to disconnect the lines from rear going forward.  Sure enough, of the two lines going INTO the lspv - one of them did not squirt.  I traced it up to the front tire, and still no juice.  Followed it into the master cylinder - and took the brake line out - and just a slow drip like all the rest of the points.

So - it MUST be the master cylinder.  A buddy in town had one for me, so I picked it up.

What an easy job!  Took me like half an hour to swap it out.  Piece of cake all around.  Reconnected everything and ready to test it - oops - my buddy took off with my brake fuild.

So now I get to wait a day until he comes back so we can bleed the whole system and see if it's fixed.

(I wouldn't be surprised.  I heard of another case where a guy replaced everything and it worked for him again.  Perhaps there's something that happens if winter hits and freezing temps can affect any air/dirt in the line that results in screwing up the MC?)

 
 
 
 
 

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