Steeman01
Donation Time
Hi all! Still a newbie to Alpines, but not classic cars. That being said, I purchased a '66 Alpine last week which has been sitting for decades. I took the break drums off and looked at the shoes and I looked at the disc pads and it appears to be almost untouched and there is plenty of pad/shoe life left. I figured I could bleed the system and see how they functioned before deciding how to proceed.
All that being said, I filled up the MC reservoir (there was a little there to began with) and opened the first bleeding screw and used a pneumatic bleeder and nothing would come out, nor did any fluid leave the reservoir. I tried all 3 bleeders on the brakes and nothing. Even if I pump the brakes petal, there is zero pressure build up. But fluid is not moving out of the reservoir.
Could it be something with the vacuum servo (never dealt with one of these before)? Besides a blocked line (possible, but unlikely) I can't figure out why fluid won't leave the reservoir. Is there something I need to do to ensure the fluid is able to leave the reservoir?
Apologies if this has been discussed, I can't seem to find this exact issue via the search function. Thanks!
All that being said, I filled up the MC reservoir (there was a little there to began with) and opened the first bleeding screw and used a pneumatic bleeder and nothing would come out, nor did any fluid leave the reservoir. I tried all 3 bleeders on the brakes and nothing. Even if I pump the brakes petal, there is zero pressure build up. But fluid is not moving out of the reservoir.
Could it be something with the vacuum servo (never dealt with one of these before)? Besides a blocked line (possible, but unlikely) I can't figure out why fluid won't leave the reservoir. Is there something I need to do to ensure the fluid is able to leave the reservoir?
Apologies if this has been discussed, I can't seem to find this exact issue via the search function. Thanks!