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Brake Bleeding Nightmare

youngcuda

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Hey SFEBody, what is the universal kit that you refer to in your post? Mfg, source, cost?? It may solve my issues. I have had problems with my brakes on my 70 Barracuda since complete restoration and rebuild. New everything as far as brakes concerned (MC, Booster, lines, drums, components, etc.) I have bench bled the MC, adjusted the booster pushrod to MC, and bled all 4 corners several times. With the engine off, I can pump up the brake feel. As soon as I start the engine, the pedal goes down almost to the floor and braking action is almost nil until I get to the end of the pedal travel and then it is nearly immediate full braking action. Any ideas by others???

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Youngcuda.
It could be air in the system. Give the pressure or vacuum bleeding a try.
I vacuum bleed all the time it does work very well and I can do the job by myself.
 

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When using a vacumm bleeder i put white sealant around the thread on the bleeder screw as the the bleeder tends to suck air in from around the thread (the path of least resistance ) rather than sucking fluid once all the bubbles have gone follow up with a pump ,hold & release method if pedal is still soft check rear brake pad adjustment
This is a great tip on the coated bleeder screw. I saw this recently doing my son's Tacoma brakes. Kept getting bubbles and would have been there forever until I realized that opening the bleed more to get more flow was allowing air to come in the loose threads.
 
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