RE: IML: Master Cylinder Rebuild Time?

["Brian Shea" <bshea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you remove the line, will you have to re bleed the wheel cylinders?I
replaced the lines on my 66 crown and the car was fine.Now I'm losing fluid
some where and have to fill up the master after a few days.While we are on
the subject of brakes,the emergency brake does not release automatically
either.How does that work?

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Subject: Re: IML: Master Cylinder Rebuild Time?



One way to eliminate the master cylinder question would be to remove the
line to it and put a plug in the hole.  The M/C should give you a very hard
pedal almost immediately.

The brakes being out of adjustment is definitely a factor too.

I broke down when I was refurbishing the brakes in my 62 and bought the
Motive Products power bleeder (About 50 bucks). It consists of a garden
sprayer looking bottle with a pressure gauge, a long hose, and a cap
designed to fit over the M/C.  You fill up the bottle with brake fluid, and
pump it up to 10-15 psi.  Then you get under each wheel and let the pressure
do the work for you as you loosen up the bleeders.  What's nice about it is
that you don't have to mind the M/C since the bottle is feeding brake fluid
under pressure. All you have to worry about is making sure the bottle has
enough fluid in it!

Chris Middlebrook
62 Custom Southampton




 --- On Mon 07/26,  < RandalPark@xxxxxxx > wrote:
From:  [mailto: RandalPark@xxxxxxx]
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:58:53 -0400
Subject: Re: IML: Master Cylinder Rebuild Time?

This symptom can mean (among other things) that the brakes need to be
adjusted.<br><br>Paul<br><br>.In a message dated 7/26/2004 6:17:36 AM
Eastern Daylight Time, "Dave Ford" <daveford1@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:<br><br>>I
recently replaced all 6 wheel cylinders and brake shoes on my 58
<br>>Southampton.  Brake pedal pumps up to a good hard pedal and braking is
good. <br>>  But...  my first pedal stroke on the brake goes way below the
pumped <br>>height so I have bled all the wheel cylinders three different
times to try <br>>to eliminate this issue but I still get the same
result.<br>>Is my problem the Master Cylinder?  Should a rebuild/kit
suffice?<br>>   Thanks<br>>
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