[DML] Re: Front breaks not working

["Dave" <v-davidj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Steve...

Did you check to see if you have a kink or bent brake line?  Not just
the flex line, but the steel lines as well?

Dave Jacobs

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "basfe25" <dmcman73@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Been a long time since I posted here but here goes.
> I am still in the process of restoring my DMC and everything is going
> smoothly except the front breaks! I installed new/rebuilt calipers all
> around, replaced all break lines (I did a chassis of restoration) and
> installed a brand new master cylinder. I bled the master cylinder and
> bled all the calipers in sequence to what the repair manual states. My
> rear breaks work when I press my break peddle down but I am able to
> spin the front tires with the break peddle pressed. I've bled the
> front calipers like 30 times, tried a pressure bleeder and Rob Grady
> was kind enough to swap out my master cylinder I purchased from him
> and they still do not work! Is there a magic way to bleed the front
> breaks? I've bled tons of break systems before and NEVER ran into this
> problem! I've also went ahead and swapped out the calipers with
> another set of rebuilt ones and they still do not work. The only break
> system component that I did not replace was the break booster....could
> this be causing my problem? Just to trouble shoot, I disconnected the
> break line going from the master cylinder going to the front breaks
> and put compressed air into the lines and sure enough the breaks
> locked the rotor as they should. This is the only thing that is
> keeping me from test driving it on the road!!!
> 
> My next test, I was going to try to connect the front break lines to
> the rear breaks port on the master cylinder to see if that would
> work....but that required that I bend the tubes and I don't want to
> risk cracking them.
> 
> Thanks in advanced,
> 
> Steve








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