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new cylinders...brake pedal to the floor after bleeding...WTH? (real time)
Hey guys,
Spent two long grueling days replacing all the wheel cylinders in my 72 FJ40....the brakes worked "OK" before I started but I had two leaky cylinders that were getting real bad so I went for it and ordered a full set.
I did the full research before starting this project...Everything is done as per Coolermans amazing web site with all brake cylinders in proper order + bleeding brakes ( Thanks Coolerman!!!)
After doing the full adjustment with all shoes slightly dragging on all wheels and correct bleeding sequence.....now I get a pedal to the floor with nothing...worse than when I started with leaky cylinders and shoes in need of adjustment.....I am assuming either I need to continue bleeding the back (front is bubble free...back was done as far as I could take it with a few tiny bubbles and no improvement after going through 2 whole big bottles of brake fluid) or # 2 = the MC has gone bad in the process....I'm getting bubbles escaping from the rear filler on the MC now as well....any help to determine what is faulty would be greatly appreciated....do I need to bleed more or has the MC gone bad?
Thanks in advance!!!
Ben
Hey guys,
Spent two long grueling days replacing all the wheel cylinders in my 72 FJ40....the brakes worked "OK" before I started but I had two leaky cylinders that were getting real bad so I went for it and ordered a full set.
I did the full research before starting this project...Everything is done as per Coolermans amazing web site with all brake cylinders in proper order + bleeding brakes ( Thanks Coolerman!!!)
After doing the full adjustment with all shoes slightly dragging on all wheels and correct bleeding sequence.....now I get a pedal to the floor with nothing...worse than when I started with leaky cylinders and shoes in need of adjustment.....I am assuming either I need to continue bleeding the back (front is bubble free...back was done as far as I could take it with a few tiny bubbles and no improvement after going through 2 whole big bottles of brake fluid) or # 2 = the MC has gone bad in the process....I'm getting bubbles escaping from the rear filler on the MC now as well....any help to determine what is faulty would be greatly appreciated....do I need to bleed more or has the MC gone bad?
Thanks in advance!!!
Ben
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