Slow, Driving Rustoration 1972 Dart

SO...

I had Monday night off and I continued to try and bleed the brakes and finally got the nerve to try the pedal. It was firm but then slowly would lose pedal as I stepped on it. Did I not bleed the master cylinder correctly? I decided that if that was the case it wouldn't even start with a firm pedal. I got out of the car and looked around there were little puddles of brake fluid. I won't say everywhere, but on almost every fitting. Turns out you really have to crank these new fittings down. No wonder I'm always rounding fittings off when I try to take them off later. I went around and though I tightened everything, but I tried to bleed and still had air for days. I decided to give up on the front, thinking maybe it was pulling air somehow through the distribution block from the back.

The back was bleeding ok now but then it just failed. I mean nothing but air. I saw more fluid on the ground but the fittings were dry. Hmmmmmm. I pulled the drum off and the right side on the left wheel cylinder was dripping with fluid. The rubber boot was off. I gave up for Monday night. This was a brand new wheel cylinder.

I wouldn't have another night off till Thursday. I checked the local o'reillys and Autozone and they both had the right one in stock. I had 3 days to wonder what was wrong. I didn't even pull it because I was just tired and frustrated by this point.

To be continued.