[DeTomaso] Techno Question: Pantera Brake Bleeding tips
Mark Tumbarello
ollerabmut at msn.com
Sun Sep 9 23:35:22 EDT 2018
I had the same problem for a couple years. Even after using a power bleeder, it stiil remained the same. I finally decided to fix the problem once and for all. Using the usual sequence, passenger rear, drivers rear, passenger front, drivers front
To do this I removed each caliper place a block of wood between the pads tapped them with a dead blow while turning them in all directions then upright and bleed. Got lots of air pockets that would not let go otherwise . Tap all the lines as you move along from caliper to caliper.
Now they'll put you through the windshield.
Now with no air in the system the power bleeder works great when I need to change and flush old fluid to new. I use a suction device to empty the reservoir fill with new fluid and let the power bleeder do the rest following the above sequence .
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-------- Original message --------
From: Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
Date: 9/9/18 18:37 (GMT-08:00)
To: 'Detomaso' <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] Techno Question: Pantera Brake Bleeding tips
Dear Forum,
My stock Girling brakes suffered a seized caliper. I
re-built the brakes with the help of Asa Jay's techno brake article and Mike
Dailey's Pantera Place. I have installed the brakes and spent half the
weekend and over four quarts of brake fluid trying to get the air out. I
still have a softish pedal.
I seem to recall some trick about tapping the steel
brake lines to help the air find its way out. Are there any tips to hasten
the process? I did go and buy two more quarts. Sigh.
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
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I had the same problem for a couple years. Even after using a power
bleeder, it stiil remained the same. I finally decided to fix the
problem once and for all. Using the usual sequence, passenger rear,
drivers rear, passenger front, drivers front
To do this I removed each caliper place a block of wood between the
pads tapped them with a dead blow while turning them in all directions
then upright and bleed. Got lots of air pockets that would not let go
otherwise . Tap all the lines as you move along from caliper to
caliper.
Now they'll put you through the windshield.
Now with no air in the system the power bleeder works great when I need
to change and flush old fluid to new. I use a suction device to empty
the reservoir fill with new fluid and let the power bleeder do the rest
following the above sequence .
Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S(R) 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
-------- Original message --------
From: Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
Date: 9/9/18 18:37 (GMT-08:00)
To: 'Detomaso' <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] Techno Question: Pantera Brake Bleeding tips
Dear Forum,
My stock Girling brakes suffered a seized
caliper. I
re-built the brakes with the help of Asa Jay's techno brake article and
Mike
Dailey's Pantera Place. I have installed the brakes and spent half
the
weekend and over four quarts of brake fluid trying to get the air
out. I
still have a softish pedal.
I seem to recall some trick about tapping the
steel
brake lines to help the air find its way out. Are there any tips to
hasten
the process? I did go and buy two more quarts. Sigh.
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
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