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Old 5th February 2010, 09:02 PM
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if all else has failed then i,d bet my bartering skills that you have air in the system at the nearside rear brake line,

bleed o/s/f
bleed n/s/f
bleed o/s/r
then n/s/r

& see what happens.

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Old 5th February 2010, 09:22 PM
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bleed o/s/f
bleed n/s/f
bleed o/s/r
then n/s/r

& see what happens.

cheers
andy
That's what I thought when I was there helping him.
Beleive me we bled the whole system over and over again.
As Ash said just dont feel right.
But if ther is Air in the system I'm Bu*****d if I could find it..
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Old 5th February 2010, 10:31 PM
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To try to help diagnose the problem further - Is the pedal spongy or springy?
Does the pedal creep after pressure is applied to the pedal and held? or is it that you just have too much travel?

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Old 5th February 2010, 10:48 PM
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Take out all the pipes and fit bleed nipples in the holes and bleed them,if the pedal is kak you will know one stage is goosed.
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Old 6th February 2010, 01:38 AM
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think i am going to go with flyerncle's idea. i will stick bleed nipples in the master cyl and see if i can get a hard pedal. if its still wrong then i know the master cyl is goosed. if the master cyl is not goosed then i will connect up one part of the system at a time until i find the problem
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Old 6th February 2010, 10:11 AM
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The other trick is to clamp the flexy hoses (not braided ones !) press the pedal (need's glamorous assistant )when pressurised release hoses one at a time and feel for the pedal dropping indicating air in the line.
If I remember correctly the one nearest to the pedal is rear brakes,put the bleed nipple in that and see what happens.
The pedal pushes the front cylinder into the other with fluid and is probably the cause of the problem as it's bypassing.

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Old 6th February 2010, 10:14 AM
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(need's glamorous assistant )
Best of luck.
Guess that'll be me then !!!
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Old 6th February 2010, 10:17 AM
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You or Ginge bro ! (did not want to say)
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Old 6th February 2010, 10:24 AM
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I am a little distance away at the mo, but I am with you and watching your progress.

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Old 6th February 2010, 10:28 AM
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Depends if he prefers age or beauty..

Oh hang on that's still me..
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