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Offline Lt.Del

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Re: soft brakes...
« Reply #15 on: February 27, 2011, 09:28:37 pm »

Slammed, you mean like this?

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i prefer flare wrenches to protect the screws from rounding off.  Start at the furthest wheel from master cylinder and work to closest.  Right rear, left rear, right front then left front.
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Re: soft brakes...
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2011, 12:03:45 am »
haha. i got it. im gonna pick up the m/c and a lot of fluid tomorrow after work.

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Re: soft brakes...
« Reply #17 on: February 28, 2011, 12:33:13 am »
Just like that Sarge!! It was a really long night last night!
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Re: soft brakes...
« Reply #18 on: February 28, 2011, 11:28:47 am »
Start now with spraying the bleeders with some pb blaster or similar, and be prepared for lots of swearing if one snaps off. I like to use a 6-pt socket with a ratchet just to break them loose initially.
Sometimes the new m/c will include some hose, fittings, and instructions on bench bleeding.
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Re: soft brakes...
« Reply #19 on: February 28, 2011, 08:53:42 pm »
so true Grim, I can't tell you how many bleeder screws I snapped off over the years, usually the smaller 3/8" ones on drum wheel cylinders.  Good thing wheels cylinders are cheap.  The caliper bleeders are usually bigger and I have less problem w/ those.

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Re: soft brakes...
« Reply #20 on: March 01, 2011, 03:42:12 pm »
AWESOME. a few hours of good brakes and now its leaking again where the master cylinder meets the brake booster.

will using a rubber o-ring or making a cork gasket fix this long term?