[T3] Rear Brake Hoses...

[Jim Adney]

On 28 Apr 2016 at 0:17, J. Jonik wrote:

>  -  New (last year) front brake hose looks ok, and no violence or problems installing.

But it, or something else, appears to be clogged.

> -  My Stick-Pushing-Against-Pedal-and-Seat trick has always
> worked...before.    It won't push pedal to the floor when valve is
> opened, but it pushes enough to push squirts of bubbles (if any) out. 
> Do it a couple or few times per wheel and the pedal is right up on top
> as it should.  Good exercise getting up and down too. 

That's an awful way to try to bleed. Agreed on the good exercise 
part, however. Some of your problems might be helped by doing this 
differently.

> -   An auto parts store in town can get, in  day or two, both rear
> brake hoses...now that I'm sold on replacing the 45 year old ones.   
> They're Dorman brand...Part No. H93105...and their computer blurb says
> they're for my 71 T-3, and they're both the same....about 10 inches.  
> Returns ok if that's not right...but what's the story?-   Haven't
> jacked up rear end yet to perfectly adjust rear brakes.  Will post
> results when that happens. 

LR & RR are the same on swing axle cars, but for IRS cars, including 
yours, they aren't even close. LR is M/F while RR is F/F and shorter.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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