(tech) brake bleeding

["timothy piwonka" <t.piwonka@worldnet.att.net>]

just installed a used good master cylinder.  hope it works now.
wish me luck.


robert

>I do have an extra master cylinder so that would not bet that much of a
>problem.



Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Bureau <pbureau@home.com>
To: scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; timothy piwonka
<t.piwonka@worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: (tech) brake bleeding


> sounds like the job on my car a while back...
> turned out to be a very tired Master Cylinder....
> try again your bleeding pushing twice the pedal all the way to the
firewall
> (until its no longer travels) .. if your pedal is still soft and travels
> after brake bleeding.. chance are you need a new Master cylinder like I
> did...
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "timothy piwonka" <t.piwonka@worldnet.att.net>
> To: "scirocco-l" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 9:25 AM
> Subject: (tech) brake bleeding
>
>
> > I turned my rear rotors and decided to go ahead and replace the brake
> fluid.
> > This is what I did.
> >
> > use a seringe to suck old brake fluid out of master cylinder
> > fill master cylinder back up with castrol gtlma (after each caliper
filled
> > it back up)
> > put rubber tube on back pas side bleeder valve open valve
> > have someone pump brake pedel until it is clean fluid coming out
> > then close valve
> > then move to driver side rear brake
> > then pas front brake
> > then driver front brake
> >
> >  the fluid was really dirty, looked like coffee.  When I first open
valve
> on
> > pas front brake and the peddle was pumped no fluid was coming out.  then
> > after some crackling and about 5 pumps to the floor fluid started coming
> > out.  when this happened I did notice some brake fluid leaking from
where
> > the brake booster meets the master cylinder, however is not leaking
> anymore.
> > now that i am finished the peddle will not firm up, stills go to the
> floor,
> > however i noticed that if the engine is running and i pump the brake the
> > idle lowers in rpm and if the engine is turnging 4000 rpm the peddle
feels
> > firmer and will not go to the floor.
> >
> > also bently says to fill past max level but dont push peddle down all
the
> > way  the first two times (only half way) because you could blow a seal
for
> > the push rod
> >
> >
> > now question is did i blow a gasket for the brake booster?
> >
> > what did i do wrong?
> >
> > what to do now?
> >
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
> >
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