

| Subject: | '56 kombi brake problem |
| From: | Thom Fitzpatrick |
| Date: | Wed, 1 Mar 1995 21:34:01 -0800 (PST) |
Howdy, I delved into my brakes again tonight, the problem I was trying to solve was too much residual pressure in the system, caasing the brakes to drag and the brake light to stay on. I took the master cylinder out and was going to replace it with one my friend gave me, but the resevoirs were incompatible so mine had to go back in. I cleaned it up real good in alcohol first, though. I noticed what I _thought_ could be the problem - the MC pushrod was almost all the way out, ie preloaded. St. Muir could only tell me what to do if the brakes needed to be tightened, not loosened, so I loosened it up to where I though the preload was right, and put it back together. Bled the brakes. Now I have almost no brakes! I now know that I hafta screw it back in, but I'm wondering exactly how far. Until I get the right pedal feel and the brake light still works? Any ideas appreciated! Thom -- > "Criminal Lawyer" is a redundancy. ............................................................................ : Thom Fitzpatrick Transamerica Info Mgmnt : : Systems Administrator 1860 Howe Ave : : tfitzpatrick@tim.com Sacramento, CA 95825 : : fax (916) 921-6781 (916) 565-3346 : ............................................................................
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