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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Mustang / May 2006No Brakes
I thought I knew how to replace brakes! 1972 mustang coupe Brakes were working not great, but they stopped the car. Replaced all wheel cylenders, masterbrake, shoes, drums (4 wheel drum, no power anything) and bled them. I get no air when bleeding, refilled the master 5 times (never letting it go dry!) and the pedal goes to the floor. Tires in the air, someone presses on the brake wheel stops but can be turned. Thought I got a bad master, returned it got a new (not rebuilt) same exact thing. No leaks anywhere. I've never done a four wheel drum brake system before, tons of drum\disk am I missing something? Did you adjust the brakes??? >I thought I knew how to replace brakes! > 1972 mustang coupe [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I've never done a four wheel drum brake system before, tons of drum\disk > am I missing something? yea, adjusted forget to list that one > Did you adjust the brakes??? > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> I've never done a four wheel drum brake system before, tons of drum\disk >> am I missing something? <garbled list deleted> Did you bleed the master cylinder ? Are there any leaks in the lines/fittings ? Bench bled master no leaks all lines and fittings are dry > <garbled list deleted> > > Did you bleed the master cylinder ? > > Are there any leaks in the lines/fittings ? Not implying anything, sure you are not sucking in air when the brake petal is being released? > I thought I knew how to replace brakes! > 1972 mustang coupe [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I've never done a four wheel drum brake system before, tons of drum\disk am > I missing something? What's the condition of your brake hoses? >I thought I knew how to replace brakes! > 1972 mustang coupe [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I've never done a four wheel drum brake system before, tons of drum\disk > am I missing something? Experience has taught me that a four wheel brake job without a power bleeder is asking for problems. Either buy/rent/borrow a power bleeder or tow to the nearest shop for bleeding. You'll never get the air out otherwise. > I thought I knew how to replace brakes! > 1972 mustang coupe [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I've never done a four wheel drum brake system before, tons of drum\disk am > I missing something? Rick Olive <rickolive@N0SPAMcomcast.net> wrote in news:i7WdnelM89- HBeTZnZ2dnUVZ_sidnZ2d@comcast.com: > Experience has taught me that a four wheel brake job without a power > bleeder is asking for problems. Either buy/rent/borrow a power bleeder > or tow to the nearest shop for bleeding. You'll never get the air out > otherwise. Jeez, how did they ever bleed 'em for 70 or 80 years before power bleeders were invented? Bleed furthest away in order to closest. Use a bleeder bottle and make sure there is no air in it before tightening the fitting. I've never had any problem. I agree. I should be able to bleed them "the old fashond way" but I still get mush. Maybe the laws of physics have changed? I orderewd a power bleeder, I'll post what happens. > Rick Olive <rickolive@N0SPAMcomcast.net> wrote in news:i7WdnelM89- > HBeTZnZ2dnUVZ_sidnZ2d@comcast.com: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > there is no air in it before tightening the fitting. I've never had any > problem.
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