Re: Re: 1955 Traction 11B “Barn Find” Project

[Anonymous]

I went and bought an Eezibleed kit as the one we had seems to have disappeared 😕 Put it on as the instructions (20PSI off my Dyane spare ) and the fluid rushes into the Master Cylinder.

Went to the rear right brake drum, opened the bleed nipple expecting it to gush out (I have used this kit before on my son’s mini) but just a slight trickle. This cannot be right.

So off comes the NEW master cylinder and I open it up to compare to the old one. I did measure the plunger orifice too and the new one is 44mm long and the old one is 46mm so not sure if that could make any difference ❓

But when I opened up the new I had a few too many parts floating around in side. The little non return valve had unriveted itself and the spring and holed disk were just rattling in the chamber. Hence the pedal going solid and no liquid able to exit the master cylinder.

Not too happy but I have my old (new replacement non return) part from the old Master Cylinder that I will put in now and try.

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