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Still air in brakes after bleeding for a week

LOL, yeah on the adjuster assembly not being a part of the brake hardware kit, the parts gods have deemed it to be a different part of the brake assembly on the majority of drum brakes out there, because it technically isn't involved with holding the brake shoes to the backing plate. Glad to...
- JoeMakesUVOs
- Post #21
- Jul 27, 2024
- Forum: Axles + Brakes
Still air in brakes after bleeding for a week

Thank you tinfoil hat! EXACTLY what I commented on, exactly illustrated with what I see. :) I'm still too new to know how to play with picture editing (or that you even could do so) just yet.
- JoeMakesUVOs
- Post #19
- Jul 22, 2024
- Forum: Axles + Brakes
Still air in brakes after bleeding for a week

Um, looking at the drum shot after already posting to the original article..... I see what appears to be a leaking wheel cylinder in this shot!! Pry the rubber cap seal off of the wheel cylinder (a little screwdriver will work, and you don't have to take the brake apart either) and see if...
- JoeMakesUVOs
- Post #17
- Jul 22, 2024
- Forum: Axles + Brakes
Still air in brakes after bleeding for a week

Under the K.I.S.S. formula, have you replaced the master cylinder? My thought only on this I reckon, but if you're repeatedly getting air in the (mostly rear) brakes, and since master cylinders are (usually) oriented that the rear brakes are fed fluid at the port closest to the booster/pedal...
- JoeMakesUVOs
- Post #16
- Jul 22, 2024
- Forum: Axles + Brakes