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Date:         Sun, 7 Mar 2010 20:13:01 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: What's wrong with my brakes?
Comments: To: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
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are you 'bench bleeding' the master cylinder right in place ? you know .. the 'open line nut, push pedal about half way down' close nut, release pedal, pause, repeat' - that method on each line a few time ..........??

important not to stroke on old Master cylinder all the way to the floor - damages the seals in the mc.

----- Original Message ----- From: "David Marshall" <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 5:39 PM Subject: Re: What's wrong with my brakes?

Well... I can pump and pump and pump and the level doesn't go down at all in the container on the top.

I will crack open each junction on the master cylinder and see what happens. Then I guess if that works, go to each corner and inspect... sigh... I wanna get my motorcycle out of the shop!!!!

David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider

HasenWerk http://www.hasenwerk.ca

On Sun, March 7, 2010 14:53, craig cowan wrote: > it's a broken line somewhere (or broken slave/caliper cylinder). > Unless of course it doesn't loose all of it's fluid, then it could just be > crazy amounts of air in the system. > Gravity blead it to make sure you have fluid at every spot, then go from > there. > > -Craig > '85GL turned WESTY > BOSTIG in the back > > On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 5:32 PM, David Marshall > <mailinglist@fastforward.ca>wrote: > >> I can push the brake pedal to the floor and nothing happens. >> >> My >> TriStar sat for about 3 years and when I went to move it the brake pedal >> want to the floor. So, I got a known to work master cylinder and >> installed it and still no matter how much I pump, the pedal has no >> resistance and goes to the floor. (Engine on or off) >> >> What's wrong? >> >> David Marshall >> VW Adventure Driver and BMW >> Adventure Rider >> >> HasenWerk >> http://www.hasenwerk.ca >> >


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