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Subject:Bleeding brakes - 1.9 - questions
From:Jeff Lincoln
Date:Wed, 9 Nov 2011 21:10:13 -0500

Ok, so bleeding brakes (in my experience) is a bit of a straight forward
afair. I've done it many times with many different vehicles (beluieve it or
not :) and I have experienced help)

So why am I having such a hard time getting the brakes to bleed properly?

Installed new rear cylinders, shoes, and drums. Bled them - several times.
Doesn't appear to be anything but good clean fluid coming out - still super
duper spongy. I can pump them a couple times and they are nice and firm
then in less than a minute sponge again.

Before I started this job everything was working fine. Nothing is leaking.

Advice welcome.

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Thanks,

Jeff
'85 GL (Gertie)
'90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus