Hi, I am wondering if anyone can help
It's a bit long winded, but bear with me please....
I have a 61 series IIA (early IIA) SWB landrover. I have been renovating and am stuck on getting the brakes to bleed correctly. I have:
New slaves cylinders on all four wheels
New master cylinder
New brake pipes.
Original splitter (not shuttle model)
Original brake light pressure switch
I have:
Bleed them in every order, gone from furthest to nearest and whilst there seems to be no air I still have spongy brakes. I can pump the brakes and it doesn't seem to get much better (except my leg tired!) So what next?
I put a blank in the out pipe of the master cylinder, pedal rock solid; so I conclude master ok.
I put a blank in the rear of the three way splitter and had spongy front brakes. I put another blank in the front nearside. So now I had the master, the brake pressure switch and the front offside; rock solid. So I swapped to have the same, but the front nearside; rock solid. I did this with fluid leaking everwhere, I didn't even bleed them for the single slave test and both were rock solid! So I put both fronts and the master; NOT rock solid!
I have reversed bleed, bled with a pressure bottle and pumped in both direction. I'm sure there's no air, but with more than one slave it's no good. I can pump the brakes or under pressure not lose any fluid.
Thanks for bearing with me. The killer questions:
1) Is the splitter (in from master, out to front left, right and single to rear - split at rear again) anything complicated? Or is just a 1 to 3 connection?
2) Could the pressure switch be faulty and causing this?
3) Anybody suggest anything else I could try?
I've done so much that I've been recycling the brake fluid (I know your not supposed to, but I gone through gallons of this stuff to no avail and fresh vs recycled makes no difference).
I'm stuck and thinking of buying a new pressure switch / splitter, but after reading the thread on this forum and others not convinced this will solve the problem.
Any suggestions are gratefully received....
It's a bit long winded, but bear with me please....
I have a 61 series IIA (early IIA) SWB landrover. I have been renovating and am stuck on getting the brakes to bleed correctly. I have:
New slaves cylinders on all four wheels
New master cylinder
New brake pipes.
Original splitter (not shuttle model)
Original brake light pressure switch
I have:
Bleed them in every order, gone from furthest to nearest and whilst there seems to be no air I still have spongy brakes. I can pump the brakes and it doesn't seem to get much better (except my leg tired!) So what next?
I put a blank in the out pipe of the master cylinder, pedal rock solid; so I conclude master ok.
I put a blank in the rear of the three way splitter and had spongy front brakes. I put another blank in the front nearside. So now I had the master, the brake pressure switch and the front offside; rock solid. So I swapped to have the same, but the front nearside; rock solid. I did this with fluid leaking everwhere, I didn't even bleed them for the single slave test and both were rock solid! So I put both fronts and the master; NOT rock solid!
I have reversed bleed, bled with a pressure bottle and pumped in both direction. I'm sure there's no air, but with more than one slave it's no good. I can pump the brakes or under pressure not lose any fluid.
Thanks for bearing with me. The killer questions:
1) Is the splitter (in from master, out to front left, right and single to rear - split at rear again) anything complicated? Or is just a 1 to 3 connection?
2) Could the pressure switch be faulty and causing this?
3) Anybody suggest anything else I could try?
I've done so much that I've been recycling the brake fluid (I know your not supposed to, but I gone through gallons of this stuff to no avail and fresh vs recycled makes no difference).
I'm stuck and thinking of buying a new pressure switch / splitter, but after reading the thread on this forum and others not convinced this will solve the problem.
Any suggestions are gratefully received....