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lpgo
Firing on 1-2 Spark
Joined: November 8th, 2009, 5:42 pm Posts: 2847 Location: NL
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Re: 1955 Traction Avant 11cv
are you going to be a gangsta now??? (over here in Holland they were called gangster cars)... tractions are famous, it is very normal that you pump the brakes twice befor it starts to brake.. I'm with Ken and Fer... (First try Ken)
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March 17th, 2015, 10:58 pm |
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Geert
Firing on two.
Joined: July 10th, 2010, 12:35 pm Posts: 1099 Location: Magyarország
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Re: 1955 Traction Avant 11cv
As I bled the brakes of my AZU, after restoration, it took ages before the pedal was hard . With every new attempt there came more bubbles . I almost gave up , but at last everything went well. Give it some time !
_________________ 'T is een kwestie van geduld.........
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March 18th, 2015, 8:52 am |
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Tripyrenees
Firing on two.
Joined: December 17th, 2012, 10:03 pm Posts: 966 Location: Luscan, Pyrenees, FRANCE
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Re: 1955 Traction Avant 11cv
I went and bought an Eezibleed kit as the one we had seems to have disappeared Put it on as the instructions (20PSI off my Dyane spare ) and the fluid rushes into the Master Cylinder. Went to the rear right brake drum, opened the bleed nipple expecting it to gush out (I have used this kit before on my son's mini) but just a slight trickle. This cannot be right. So off comes the NEW master cylinder and I open it up to compare to the old one. I did measure the plunger orifice too and the new one is 44mm long and the old one is 46mm so not sure if that could make any difference But when I opened up the new I had a few too many parts floating around in side. The little non return valve had unriveted itself and the spring and holed disk were just rattling in the chamber. Hence the pedal going solid and no liquid able to exit the master cylinder. Not too happy but I have my old (new replacement non return) part from the old Master Cylinder that I will put in now and try. Attachment:
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March 18th, 2015, 1:57 pm |
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Tripyrenees
Firing on two.
Joined: December 17th, 2012, 10:03 pm Posts: 966 Location: Luscan, Pyrenees, FRANCE
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March 18th, 2015, 6:38 pm |
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Geert
Firing on two.
Joined: July 10th, 2010, 12:35 pm Posts: 1099 Location: Magyarország
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Re: 1955 Traction Avant 11cv
YEEEAAAHHH !
_________________ 'T is een kwestie van geduld.........
Ez a türelem kérdése.........
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March 18th, 2015, 6:51 pm |
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Jonathan
Firing on two.
Joined: January 1st, 2009, 7:37 pm Posts: 4696 Location: Disunited Kingdom
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Re: 1955 Traction Avant 11cv
Nice. I'm jealous. I want one.
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March 18th, 2015, 7:26 pm |
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Tripyrenees
Firing on two.
Joined: December 17th, 2012, 10:03 pm Posts: 966 Location: Luscan, Pyrenees, FRANCE
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March 18th, 2015, 7:57 pm |
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Chris2cv
Firing on two.
Joined: November 2nd, 2011, 12:35 pm Posts: 584 Location: Charente-Maritime
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Re: 1955 Traction Avant 11cv
Utterly fantastic, Trip. You must be absolutely chuffed to bits. Having done a similar ground up restoration on a couple of old Brit bikes over the years, I know the feeling of satisfaction you must be getting driving around in a vehicle in which you know every nut and bolt.......and what they do. Well done!
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March 18th, 2015, 8:49 pm |
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Tripyrenees
Firing on two.
Joined: December 17th, 2012, 10:03 pm Posts: 966 Location: Luscan, Pyrenees, FRANCE
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Re: 1955 Traction Avant 11cv
I am chuffed My wife, Julie, commented as we pulled up the small rise over the river "wow, it actually pulls up hill, not like the 2CV" It drives very nice - trouble is that I am listening out for everything to see if anything is going wrong. A van came from the other way and past us and flipped up some plastic rubbish from the road that hit the front of the car - straight away I pulled over thinking I had dropped the engine or the wheel had fallen off. I will be like this for a while I think - never built a car or engine from scratch before
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March 18th, 2015, 8:51 pm |
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AZL57
Firing on two.
Joined: October 22nd, 2014, 10:59 pm Posts: 2020 Location: South-Limburg
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Re: 1955 Traction Avant 11cv
well done...
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March 18th, 2015, 10:32 pm |
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