From: Ron (rojoha@adelphia.net)
Date: Fri Sep 02 2005 - 08:32:07 PDT
SORRY, but this has NOTHING to do with anything KATRINA, so hit delete
now....
My M1009's master cylinders rear compartment that services the rear
brakes was found to be empty after the pedal went almost to the floor at a
stop sign. I refilled it and commenced bleeding the brakes, and after an
hour of 'Ok, open bleeder, pedal slowly down, on the floor, close bleeder,
let it up, pedal down, open bleeder'..... repeat as needed, over and over.
Master doesn't seem to be taking any of the new fluid (or very
little).Lots of air bubbles, got about a pint of fluid out the left rear
along with the bubbles.
No leakage around the actuator rod inside the firewall. No apparent
leakage out either of the rear drums, which I haven't pulled yet.
Manual says (always read it AFTER you screw around for an hour or so,
'We don't need no steenking manuals!') to wait 15 seconds after the pedal
returns to the 'up' position before pushing it down again (???), but that
don't fit in with the way I was shown how to do it at the filling station
back in the sixties.
Does this sound like incompetence on my part or some thing more serious?
Since the power booster is hydraulic instead of vacuum, I think I can ASSume
the air is not getting in there.
BTW I have found out that while trouble shooting the system, you do not
want to start the truck and then rapidly pump the pedal with the MC cover
off. Why you ask?
A) When you let the pedal snap back up, the front reservoir shoots a
small fountain of silicone brake fluid about 2 inches above the MC.
B) The fan air flow takes this fountain and blows it all over the
fender, firewall, windshield, roof and helpers faster than you can yell 'Oh
Sheet!'.
C) This unfortunate chain of ignorance, stupidity and bad luck
eliminates the 'chalky' look of Aervoe paint, and gives the engine
compartment a 'show car' look, for a while at least.... ;-(
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.....
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