Had to remove rear brakes, strip clean and free up. These are front brakes used on rear. Drained out all fluid, and refilled with new. Can,t for the life of me get a hard pedal. Pump up hard, release pedal and all gone. I use air line at 18lbs and can usually do this myself. However had Cliff inside pumping away using lots of fluid but still no pedal. Car is fitted with hyd handbrake. Taken off master and inspected. This looks in lovely condition with perfect bore, and seals seam to be ok looking at them with mag glass. Tried every coupling looking for a bubble under pressure. ANY IDEAS. den.
Bleeding brakes.
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Have you got the standard brake bias on the bulk head still?
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As mark has said then or new master cylinder.
Davie Houston
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I know its a daft question. But they on the right way with nipples pointing up the way??
On the master cyl their are fittings screwed into both front and rear outlets. They are about 40mm long x 22mm, with my braided lines going into them. What do these do,, it looks like a valve. There is also a bleed nipple on side of barrel, which I have of course bled. If I close the rear bias control I seam to get a good pedal. This is all on my lhd car.
All I have done is drain old fluid, strip rear callipers, clean and free up sliders, and refit. As mentioned before, I am using normal front nissan brakes on the rear. Spent hours on it today and completely fed up with it.
All I have done is drain old fluid, strip rear callipers, clean and free up sliders, and refit. As mentioned before, I am using normal front nissan brakes on the rear. Spent hours on it today and completely fed up with it.
skiddusmarkus
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Are you using the fronth discs on the rear too or still the original solids?
Yes i am using complete front set up, disc,s and calipers
Sorry i can offer no assistance with your problem.
Got me wondering how hard it is to adapt your front brake set-up to be used on the rear?
I have just got a set of hi-specs for the front so will have a spare set of front calipers, disks & hangers so would be good to put them to some use.
Any info appreciated
Got me wondering how hard it is to adapt your front brake set-up to be used on the rear?
I have just got a set of hi-specs for the front so will have a spare set of front calipers, disks & hangers so would be good to put them to some use.
Any info appreciated
You will need steel brackets made up to carry the calipers to give you the correct spacing, also you will not have a handbrake unless you fit an hydraulic one.
With ref to my problem, I now have a decent pedal, although not yet tested around yard. A problem when not road legal.Still not sure where the trouble was, but it was somewhere between damper valve, Tilton proportioning valve, Tilton seven positioning pressure valve, hyd handbrake cylinder, and rear calipers. Is it all needed I ask myself.