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therealfrogman
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 Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 12:40 pm Post subject: Brakes anomoly or normal? |
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I have been working on my rear brakes on the 73 Bus and after replacing a drum and cylinder(I pretty much opened up the brake system) I still have brake pedal and stopping power.. once I removed the cylinder I left the line open and pressed on my brakes several times and naturally I saw fluid coming out but the brake pedal never bottomed out.
It has a brake assist and it would not bottom out with the engine running or not.
Just seems weird to me. Any comments or advice?
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 12:45 pm Post subject: Re: Brakes anomoly or normal? |
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It'll go 1/2 way down but it shouldn't bottom out on the floor, that would only happen if a front was also open. Dual circuit brakes are meant to retain 50% of the system if part fails.
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therealfrogman
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 12:50 pm Post subject: Re: Brakes anomoly or normal? |
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Thank you for the voice of reason and experience! That makes sense and it did not occur to me to consider that. I am doing the brakes one at a time due to money, I project being mobile in two months and hopefully the front discs can be turned. One of them is in obvious need.
Thank you, busdaddy, can I ask whether the bleeding process is independent for front and rear?
Edited to use correct username 
Edited again because I cant spell!
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 1:06 pm Post subject: Re: Brakes anomoly or normal? |
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If you only had the rears open you should only have to bleed the rears, but anytime is a good time to get some fresh fluid through the whole system, do them all.
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therealfrogman
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 1:09 pm Post subject: Re: Brakes anomoly or normal? |
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THANK YOU! Sorry for shouting
You are just an incredible source of help not mentioning all the PM's you have responded to.
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