I was just wondering how much difference there is in
the 54 system and the 55 system. Your front breaks
look just like mine with the double slave cylinders.
Are the master cylinders the same between the two
years? The part house says 55 was the only year for
that master cylinder but I dont know. RC
--- Kerry Pinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >
Hugh, there is a picture of my bleeder and
> description of the process in the
> 54 saga
>
> http://dte.net/57imperial/54Saga/54Part5.htm
>
> KerryP
> Patch panels fabricated
> Pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx
> dte.net/57imperial
> Imperials -- 50 Limo, 57 roadster, 61's, 64, 68
> Convert, 73, a 66 300 and a
> bunch of lesser marques
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hugh & Therese <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 7:56 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: bleeding brakes *
>
>
> > Kerry,
> >
> > This seems to be a wonderful solution. Simple and
> almost elegant. Thanks
> > so much. I look forward to trying it and will
> report back on my success.
> I
> > had not been able to concieve of such a "pressure"
> system method myself.
> > What a phenomenal internet community we have here!
> >
> > Hugh
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kerry Pinkerton" <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 5:36 AM
> > Subject: Re: IML: bleeding brakes *
> >
> >
> > > Hugh, there is a relatively simply process for
> pressure bleeding your
> > > system that will ensure NO air is in the system.
> Get a small pump up
> > garden
> > > sprayer. (I think I gave 12 bucks for mine at
> Home Depot) Find a extra
> > > master cylinder cap, drill a hole in it and put
> some type of hose stem
> on
> > it
> > > that you can adapt to the garden sprayer hose.
> Fill the garden hose
> with
> > > fresh brake fluid and give it a few pumps. Then
> start cracking the
> > bleeder
> > > valves. The fluid will be pushed through the
> lines under pressure and
> no
> > > air should remain.
> > >
> > > This is easy with two people but do-able alone.
> It doesn't take much
> > > pressure.
> > >
> > > I did this on my 54 so I could remote fill the
> master cylinder which was
> > > under the fragile carpet. I just put a vacuum
> cap on the end of the
> > > modified cap when finished.
> > >
> > > KerryP
> > > Patch panels fabricated
> > > Pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx
> > > dte.net/57imperial
> > > Imperials -- 50 Limo, 57 roadster, 61's, 64, 68
> Convert, 73, a 66 300
> and
> > a
> > > bunch of lesser marques
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Hugh & Therese <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx>
> > > To: Imperial Mailing List
> <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 12:17 AM
> > > Subject: IML: bleeding brakes *
> > >
> > >
> > > > * Read with a cockney accent for full effect
> > > >
> > > > Intending to dive the Imperial on Sunday I
> backed it out of the garage
> > and
> > > > washed it. I cannot remember the last time I
> washed it, so it was
> kind
> > of
> > > > nice to reacquaint my knuckles with all its
> nooks, crannies and
> > crevices.
> > > > Things got a little hectic and I ended up not
> using it and it stayed
> on
> > my
> > > > short but steep driveway until around 10:00
> PM. Oh, you can only
> > imagine
> > > my
> > > > joy when I restarted it to move it back into
> the garage to find I had
> no
> > > > brakes. I did when I left the garage, which
> is level, of course.
> > > >
> > > > The friend who helped with the brakes last
> year, of whom some of you
> do
> > > not
> > > > have the highest opinion, and I had discussed
> the still less than
> > > acceptable
> > > > braking I was getting from the car. I have
> only tried to bleed and
> > adjust
> > > > the brakes once since last year. No air was
> found, but a one or two
> > shoes
> > > > needed to be adjusted, now the new shoes had
> seated. We concluded
> there
> > > was
> > > > indeed still air in the line and that what we
> would have to do is jack
> > up
> > > > the rear end for a few days and let the
> bubbles rise through the fluid
> > of
> > > > their own accord so we could try to expel them
> once and for all.
> > > Yesterdays
> > > > impromptu experiment hopefully indicates that
> the idea just might
> work.
> > > So,
> > > > when rain has moved out of the forecast, and
> both Mark and I can find
> > some
> > > > time in our crowded schedules, I will park it
> outside, nose down, and
> > see
> > > if
> > > > the trapped air cannot be coaxed out of the
> system.
> > > >
> > > > If we should fail I do not know what to do
> next. Since two
> professional
> > > > shops and countless hours of amateur labor
> have not managed to resolve
> > the
> > > > cars poor brakes, I am left with a rather
> obvious but unpalatable
> > > > alternative.
> > > >
> > > > Hugh
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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