[V8] Still frustrated, have to rant.

[Ingo Rautenberg]

I'm with Dave on this. I make a note/measure the clevis attachment point on
the rod before disassembly, so that I can make sure that wont be a variable
I need to worry about upon installation.

I'll bet you have air pockets in the system. Make sure you bleed the brake
master first. Then bleed the calipers in proper succession. The bomb is just
for reserve, but wont help a bit if you have air in the primary system.

Double check that you don't have any cracks or bubbles in the rubber brake
lines and that you don't have any leaks in the hardlines.

Good luck.

-Ingo

On Mar 13, 2010 12:23 PM, "Dave Saad" <dsaad at icehouse.net> wrote:

Dave's laws of trouble shooting:
Go slow.
Start at the beginning.
Assume nothing.
Move methodically to the end.

If the pedal goes to the floor, you have a massive mechanical problem
with the linkage or you have air in the lines. Start with the
mechanical. When you have verified that the brake pedal does in fact
move the piston in the master cylinder for its full travel, then move
on to the bleeding step.
If you do those two steps, (and of course assuming that the entire
hydraulic system is intact and not leaking) it will be impossible to
not have brakes.

For the warning light, refer to the trouble shooting steps above.
The light is turned on by a sensor. In this case, there are several,
one of which is the fluid level in the reservoir. This seems most
likely to be the problem since you were just in there messing with
stuff.  The next most likely would be the pentosin reservoir level
switch - because you were just in there messing with stuff.
There is most likely a pressure differential switch for the front/back
brake circuits also.  If you did not correctly repair the hydraulic
issues then this light will come on - that means it is working and you
have a hydraulic problem. Go back to step one.

If you start at the beginning and move methodically to the end, it
will be impossible for the light to remain on.



On Mar 13, 2010, at 9:52 AM, Seamus O'Carey wrote:

> I finally got the replacement servo in the c...