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Date:         Mon, 14 Oct 1996 22:37:49 -0400
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From:         Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt <jdiebolt@up.net>
Subject:      Re: air in the brakes?

I didn't catch this the first time I read this posting, but caught it on reading it on a reply from another reader. What I question is "the front bottoms"? If the front bleeders are in fact on the bottom, someone installed them on the wrong sides. The bleeder is always at the top. If there was a good bleed when they were installed on the bottom you eliminated that when you did the master. The hoses come into the caliper in the middle (usually) and the bleeder is on top. >> the first pump only for each wheel. The front bottoms seem to have air >> come out for about 5 or 6 pumps. I think I'm done and the pedal still >> feels weak and goes about 3-4 inches from the floor. The clutch works but

Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt --- Greetings from Michigan's Upper Peninsula e-mail:<jdiebolt@up.net> fax:(906)359-4517


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