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Brakes wont bleed! What ?

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ringo:

--- Quote from: "muck_truck" ---have you tried using a easy bleed ??  makes the job so much easier i find than pumping away at the pedal.  

Always seem to have more sucess that way as well.
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Oh yes - easy bleed all the way - thats why i know i've put so much fluid through!

Greeni - i did it back to front from your version - will that make a difference ?

Thanks for the tip - im not entirely convinced that will be the solution though!

Ringo

GREENI:
Look in a manual...it was 2 years when i did mine, worked 1st time....CHECK FIRST though, i could be wrong :oops:  not all you read on forums is true !!!

V8MoneyPit:
Hi Rich.

Once you pump the pedal up, is it good and solid? If so, it isn't air in the system. Air will always compress wherever it is in the system and give a spomgy pedal. If you can pump the pedal up to give a 'good pedal', it is meaning the linings are too far away from the metal. Does yours have drums at the rear? If so, I would suggest they need adjusting.

Try clamping all the hoses and try the pedal. If you get an instant pedal, you know the problem is at one of the wheels. Remove one clamp at a time and check the pedal. When the pedal drops to the floor, you know where the problem is.

However, if the pedal is always spongy, try my method as described here:
http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=49264
It's never failed to work for me.

L90OOK:

--- Quote from: "V8MoneyPit" ---Does yours have drums at the rear? If so, I would suggest they need adjusting.
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My thoughts too  8)

spinkster:
I had the same problem and after much bleeding and cursing and adjusting i ended up changing the servo...........it's as good as you can get on a 110 now!

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