Sounds like master cylinder problem - did you bleed the cylinder before you bleed the slaves?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Leighton Sent: Wednesday, 13 February 2002 11:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Brake problems the car has been sitting for a few hours now and when you stick you foot on the pedal is fairly hard and feel goos but as soon as you drive it hit the brakes once - the rest of the times the foot goes to the floor to stop the car>> its kinda funnny im not sure?? thanx Leighton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 11:08 PM Subject: RE: Brake problems > That's the perfect method for a single cylinder and works fine also on a > dual, same principle for a dual but you only have to bleed longest line > (left on RHD) first on either circuit. 3/4" cylinder either single or dual > is stock on a 1600 so that's not the problem. Are the drums adjusted > correctly, i.e. hand brake backed off, then adjust the drums and then > re-adjust the handbrake. What's the pedal travel like? > > regards > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of 1600 BoY > Sent: Wednesday, 13 February 2002 9:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Brake problems > > > > dont u have to bleed them in order of wheels. > -back left > back right > front left > front right? > > or is that only for stock master cylinder(single)?? > > > >From: "Leighton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Brake problems > >Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:49:38 +1100 > > > > > >I have some queries cos I have stuck stocky discs and calipers back on my > >1600 but i have just realized that the master cylinder is not standard???( > >at least i dont think it is??? - it is a twin resivoir 3/4 but i cant seem > >to bleed th brakes to getting them to stopping hard???i know the stock > >brakes on a 1600 were never great but im sure they were better then this > >one is - i might be bleeding them wrong ?>?? i dont know - but i would > >have thought with the better master cyllinder is would stop better thoug i > >could be wrong??? any suggestions?? > > > >thanx People > > > >I really need some help on this > > > > > >Leighton > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
