January 23, 201214 yr We never have figured out why his brakes aren't very strong. The same bleeding process that I've always used on EA81's doesn't work on his. Even after changing everything in the system (except the HH which doesn't leak and the soft lines) his brakes are still worse than my hatch with the exact same system. I've done brakes on many Brats including my old '85 that now belongs to another board member and I've never had this problem. All his calipers are new and he's on his second reman master cylinder. It's either the soft lines, or there's some problem with the hard lines that's holding air bubbles. GD
January 23, 201214 yr About the Soft lines idea: I had that problem on my '69 Mercury, (it has a Single line in the rear that goes to the diff) I Just changed it with a new one and Voilá! Worth Try that fix, its a Good idea and a point to verify. Kind Regards.
January 23, 201214 yr Author I guess it could be the actual lines. 5 of the 6 don't look that great. It just seems odd that they'd expand, but then they stop expanding when the hill-holder is in. I'd expect them to keep building pressure and blowing up or something. Jacob
January 23, 201214 yr I found that holding the clutch pedal down while bleeding the brakes makes it much better.
January 24, 201214 yr Author I found that holding the clutch pedal down while bleeding the brakes makes it much better. Is that because the hill-holder is engaged? I can't imagine any other way it would matter. Jacob
January 24, 201214 yr Not sure this relates as this was on my daughter's EA-82 wagon... And it been many years ago that we went through something very simular... From what I remember the emergency brake was out of adjustment loose, and nothing helped the brake feel, many parts changed and lots of quarts of brake fluid blead through the system... after a e-brake adjust, it got back to normal. It might just be worth a look. IASUBE
January 25, 201214 yr Not sure this relates as this was on my daughter's EA-82 wagon... And it been many years ago that we went through something very simular... From what I remember the emergency brake was out of adjustment loose, and nothing helped the brake feel, many parts changed and lots of quarts of brake fluid blead through the system... after a e-brake adjust, it got back to normal. It might just be worth a look.IASUBE +1 I had this problem on mine couldn't figure it out till I adjusted the ebrake
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