Re: Re: 505 SW8 brake questions
From: Brian Holm (peugeots@vtlink.net)
Date: Mon 21 Oct 2002 - 10:11:13 EDT
If you adjust the cables so the handbrake works, and then the slop in the
pedal goes away when you set the handbrake a little, you will know that the
shoes are not self-adjusting properly.
I have replacement rear wheel cylinders for $24.00 each.
Brian Holm
At 09:22 PM 10/20/2002, coupe404 wrote:
>Marty,
>
>If the brake line enters the cylinder at a high point you might have
>got the air out with your "creative" bleeding method. But usually
>the bleed screw is at the top (for obvious reasons) and the line goes
>in somewhere lower down, so you likely still have some air in there.
>
>The long pedal travel is therefore likely attributable to some air
>plus the non-adjusted brakes. Sorry, I don't know the 505 drums so I
>can't offer any advice on that.
>
>About the easy out saga, just buy a new rear cylinder. You know you
>can install it, as you already cracked the inlet fitting open during
>bleeding. You can probably get one from FAG-Kugelfischer or similar
>(aftermarket) for under $35.
>
>Mike Tippett
>404 Coupé Injection
>MB CL 203
>405
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