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Basil

Basil

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Well, a fellow in California made me the little "stop pin" that fits in my Booster slave cylinder and it arrived yesterday! It fits and works great! Now I begin a task I have been dreading: bleeding my completely dry and rebuilt brake system! I have read that this job on an EType can be very difficult, especially the back brakes! I've been thinking about how to alleviate some of the difficulty and I think I may have some ideas that may help. We shall see.

Wish me luck that I complete this task without having a stroke!
 
Wow, the last update I saw, your IRC was sitting in the driveway next to the Spit. If you are using speed bleeders, you'll need to remove one to get the fluid to start flowing into the system.
 
The rear is the worst. Getting it up to crwal under is one thing. Even the inspection holes in the XJ6 Series one were too small to reach in and bleed. Good luck and take your time. Master Cylinder if dry may become a pain.
 
Ok, now I want to cry! After rebuilding my servo booster and reinstalling, I began the process of bleeding the brakes! After a fer frustrating minutes, I realized something was wrong! That's when I realized I had stupidly left of teh big spring that operates the vacuum bellows! Arrrggggg!! Now I have to remove the slave once again and install this rather important part! I hate it when I do stupid stuff like that!
 
Basil, better now then when motoring down the open roads of New Mexico and realizing you're about to get up close and personal with a Saguaro cactus!
 
Silverghost said:
Basil, better now then when motoring down the open roads of New Mexico and realizing you're about to get up close and personal with a Saguaro cactus!
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That could only happen in Arizona (yeah, I know what my Avatar is).
 
Be patient dear boy! Take your time and enjoy what you are doing and be glad you found it quickly.
 
Basil said:
Silverghost said:
Basil, better now then when motoring down the open roads of New Mexico and realizing you're about to get up close and personal with a Saguaro cactus!
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That could only happen in Arizona (yeah, I know what my Avatar is).
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I suspected I was off the mark geographically but couldn't think of anything else in the moment.... :smile:
 
Silverghost said:
Basil said:
Silverghost said:
Basil, better now then when motoring down the open roads of New Mexico and realizing you're about to get up close and personal with a Saguaro cactus!
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That could only happen in Arizona (yeah, I know what my Avatar is).
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I suspected I was off the mark geographically but couldn't think of anything else in the moment.... :smile:
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I wish we had those cacti here in NM, I think they are beautiful! We have cacti, just not those, which I believe are only found in AZ.
 
basil, the saguaro cactus being the state flower of arizona can be found in the sonoran desert, baja calif, the san felipe desert, and in other small areas in calif, thus improving your chances of running into one, so please do your brake bleeding correctly!
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Basil!!! It ain't NEARLY as bad a task as it's made out to be. Small wrench on bleed screw (inna back) and clear hose with a jar on the end.Usual drill with a helper.

My heartfelt BEST suggestion is to get an Eezi-Bleed. It makes the job a half-hour ordeal.
 
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