MC replacement UPDATE!
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MC replacement UPDATE!
So I finally got it in the car.
I had a few problems with the whole process.
1, COULDN'T bench bleed. As I asked, there was a hole on the passenger side of the reservoir that had a 3/4 inch hose connected to it. When I went to bench bleed the MC, all it did was drip every last drop of fluid on the floor BEFOREI could actually start bleeding it (worst is, it's on the floor in POP'S work area in the basement!!!).
2, Installed in the car empty. Filled and flushed the lines. Went RR, LR, RF, LF. After bleeding I had a decent pedal.
3, Started the car, pedal hit the floor (ABS). Pumped it for a little bit and got it a little stiffer.
Now the pedal is a bit spongey and sometimes I need to give it a quick pump to get the brakes to catch a little higher on the pedal. I think due to the ABS, I need to bleed RR, LF, LR, RF. I've gotta bleed the darn things again. I ran outta sunlight last night so I had to call it quits, plus my legs were starting to hurt.
Thank god for power adjustable seats and 2x4's to hold the pedal down when I was tightening the bleeders!
I had a few problems with the whole process.
1, COULDN'T bench bleed. As I asked, there was a hole on the passenger side of the reservoir that had a 3/4 inch hose connected to it. When I went to bench bleed the MC, all it did was drip every last drop of fluid on the floor BEFOREI could actually start bleeding it (worst is, it's on the floor in POP'S work area in the basement!!!).
2, Installed in the car empty. Filled and flushed the lines. Went RR, LR, RF, LF. After bleeding I had a decent pedal.
3, Started the car, pedal hit the floor (ABS). Pumped it for a little bit and got it a little stiffer.
Now the pedal is a bit spongey and sometimes I need to give it a quick pump to get the brakes to catch a little higher on the pedal. I think due to the ABS, I need to bleed RR, LF, LR, RF. I've gotta bleed the darn things again. I ran outta sunlight last night so I had to call it quits, plus my legs were starting to hurt.
Thank god for power adjustable seats and 2x4's to hold the pedal down when I was tightening the bleeders!
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RE: MC replacement UPDATE!
Yeah, that part that sucks is I may have air in the ABS pump. I hope not, but I won't be able to do anything till the weekend at best. Oh, well! They work better than before and don't go all the way to the floor randomly.
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