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Jigsaw has brakes !
Can you hear me ??
Yes! The car has a parking brake and 4 wheel hydraulic brakes that work. S C O R E !
Here is a tip: When encountering a problem, be willing to listen to advice from others, even the Wife.
I had the Master Cylinder full. The Wife was in the car on the pedal. She was pressing the pedal over and over and I could not get any fluid out of the rear bleeder screws. I loosened the brake hose connection and it had fluid. I backed off the brake line fitting at the backing plates and had fluid. The bleeders were clean. She had been pumping 10 times and holding while I cracked the bleeders and nothing would come out. This went on for 6-8 minutes.
She said....Why don't you try the front?
Yeah, sure...It can't hurt, right?
The fronts spurted out some dirty brake fluid and a lot of air. I made three passes with each caliper. Fluid got cleaner and the air was clearing out. Also, The pedal was now getting some feel to it. I went to the back and sure enough, it started to spurt out of the rear bleeders. Three times at each rear wheel then back to the front. now at a panic stop pedal slam, the pedal stops halfway to the floor. That is good enough for me!
The Wife....what a great lady!
Can you hear me ??
Yes! The car has a parking brake and 4 wheel hydraulic brakes that work. S C O R E !
Here is a tip: When encountering a problem, be willing to listen to advice from others, even the Wife.
I had the Master Cylinder full. The Wife was in the car on the pedal. She was pressing the pedal over and over and I could not get any fluid out of the rear bleeder screws. I loosened the brake hose connection and it had fluid. I backed off the brake line fitting at the backing plates and had fluid. The bleeders were clean. She had been pumping 10 times and holding while I cracked the bleeders and nothing would come out. This went on for 6-8 minutes.
She said....Why don't you try the front?
Yeah, sure...It can't hurt, right?
The fronts spurted out some dirty brake fluid and a lot of air. I made three passes with each caliper. Fluid got cleaner and the air was clearing out. Also, The pedal was now getting some feel to it. I went to the back and sure enough, it started to spurt out of the rear bleeders. Three times at each rear wheel then back to the front. now at a panic stop pedal slam, the pedal stops halfway to the floor. That is good enough for me!
The Wife....what a great lady!
