[DeTomaso] NO REAR BRAKES MANGUSTA / Dick Ruzzin

Tomas Gunnarsson guson at home.se
Sat Mar 31 12:47:37 EDT 2007


I have only a theory. The rear master piston could have stuck in the "in" position, possibly causing the noise in the process.

Tomas

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From: <Dickruzzindesign at aol.com>
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Sent: den 31 mars 2007 17:40
Subject: [DeTomaso] NO REAR BRAKES MANGUSTA / Dick Ruzzin


> Maybe someone can give me some advice on this one before I go forward.
> 
> I have installed new flexible brake hoses and the neat little bleeders with 
> check valves.
> 
> I bled the front brakes, there was a lot of air in both systems as a result 
> of the hose replacement on all four calipers. 
> 
> Did a lot of pumping of the brake pedal, I could feel something when the 
> pedal went about two-thirds of the way down, there was also a noise. This happened 
> every time I pumped the pedal.
> 
> The pedal is up now after the bleeding of the fronts, the front fluid is 
> clear of air.
> I went to the rear, No fluid came out of the left rear caliper when I pumped 
> the pedal with the bleeder open. 
> I checked the fluid in the bottles, all were full. I thought the new hose 
> might be blocked so went to the right rear. 
> 
> No fluid. I opened the brake pipe at the rear T connection coming directly 
> from the master cylinder, no fluid to the rear.
> 
> Obviously something happened to the rear master cylinder while the pedal was 
> being pumped.
> 
> I took the cover off the pedal box, no leaking fluid either there or on the 
> floor under the pedals.
> 
> Any one ever experience this, any theories?
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> Dick Ruzzin
> 
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