Re: IML: More 60 Brake help- going crazy!

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

One more thing, many folks bleed brakes until they get pedal. On these cars you don't stop once you have pedal. You keep going until there are no bubbles in the stream of fluid going into the jar.

I hope this helps.

Paul

In an email dated 9/4/2005 6:22:01 am GMT Daylight time, HavADope@xxxxxxx writes:

>Okay everyone, I know I keep bugging everyone, but this problem is still ?
>driving me up the wall. I rebuilt MC 3 yrs ago and less than 500 miles. I used ?
>silicon grease around the bleeder screws to stop bleed by. Then I used a ?
>handpump style brake bleeder at each wheel cylinder to breed the brakes. I had ?the 
>wife at the MC pouring fluid in steadily as I went. I flushed the whole ?
>system out with new fluid. Without the booster pedal is hard, usually requires a ?
>second pump to get a great pedal, but still not soo hard I cant stop. With the 
> booster the pedal seems too easy, but still grabbing only about 1/2 inch off 
>the ?floor. Now being only 32 years old, I never knew how these pedals felt 
>new, but ?It seems a little weird they should have such a long pedal stroke 
>before ?stopping. Can anyone with a working 56-61 with the stock setup tell me 
>how far ?and how solid the pedal should feel with the booster working!?!? I cant 
>think of ?anything else I can do, I mean its not like the fluid is completely 
>leaving the ?lines between each pedal pump, and the system is semi vented 
>around the MC ?cap(no rubber ?seal around screw down bolt), and everything else 
>is new. ?Any help is soo greatly appreciated as I am going crazy here!!!!!!
>Marc Lamp
>1960 4dr ht 
>


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