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break problems 200 1989

posted by  rat362 on  Sat May 23 12:46 CST 2009
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Greetings

I have a 89 240DL that had the front calipers rust on me last year. I switched the front with rebuilt from the local parts store. I couldn't get the rear driver side to bleed (it was January and I live in Northern Maine). After spending a few hours in below zero weather I gave up and waited until now to start this project again. I noticed the master was dripping fluid from the bottom of the tank. Replaced the Master cylinder(new) and brake buster(used). Still couldn't get the brakes to bleed right. After reading multiple blogs on this web sit I learned that one of the rebuilt calipers was a inner and outer mismatch. I switched the front calipers with working ones from my 87 240 that died yesterday. The breaks bleed fine. Everything seemed ok until I started the car to test drive it and the pedal went straight to the floor with no resistance. When I turn the car off the pedal feels normal. Any ideas on what to do next?








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    break problems 200 1989

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    posted by  Ryan_R on  Sun May 24 04:29 CST 2009
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    I'm with Jorrell... you still have air in the system. If the system drained completely, you probably have to purge the MC. Get a helper to pump the pedal while you bleed.

    The trick with my '90 240 was to have the rear higher than the front, pressure bleeder, and wife pumping the brakes. When I cracked each bleeder open I could actually "feel" the bubbles in the system. Not sure how, but I felt something. I haphazardly bled each nipple a couple times until the wife reported a hard pedal.

    Good luck!

    -Ryan
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    Athens, Ohio
    1987 245 DL 314k, Dog-mobile
    1990 245 DL 134k M47, E-codes, GT Sway Bars, GT Braces
    1991 745 GL 300k, Regina, 23/21mm Turbo Sway Bars







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    break problems 200 1989

    posted by  Jorrell on  Sat May 23 14:49 CST 2009
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    Re-bleed the brake system following the sequence in the manual... start with the right rear and don't stop pumping until the bubbles are gone and the fluid is clear.

    There is still air in the system.

    jorrell
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    92 245 250K miles, IPD'd to the hilt, 06 XC70, 00 Eclipse custom Turbo setup...currently taking names and kicking reputations!







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