No pedal after wheel cylinder work.

[gtaw]

I was wondering if anybody had any clues as to why my brakes won't pump up.

The other day I noticed my front driver-side brake was sticking after stopping and wouldn't release until I got on the throttle a bit. I checked the adjustment and it seemed to be adjusted reasonably. So I took the wheel cylinder apart and found the seals were pretty wore out. I got a kit, honed the cylinder and replaced the hose as well. After putting everything back together I noticed I couldn't get the pedal to pump up.

I ALSO noticed that 3 out of 4 of my bleeder screws were broke off flush with the wheel cylinders . I'm going to order 4 new cylinders, but I'd like to get enough brakes to at least move the car from it's current location to the shop (About 300 ft across my yard.)

Will I need to bleed the master cylinder or something to restore some of the pedal or am I pretty much SOL until I get the new cylinders installed?

Sorry if this has been posted before. I'm currently browsing with my Wii which makes searching a royal pain in the neck.

Thanks for the help!
Jim

 

[1968FormulaS340]

You have a soft peddle because 3 of your bleeder screws are broke off and you can't correctly bleed your system.


Sounds like a good time to go through the entire system. May be more surprises lurking in there......... Like 40 year old rubber lines.

 

[gtaw]

I managed to get enough pedal to move the car to the garage. Only took 30 minutes of footwork and 50 turns of the lone bleeder

Got 4 new wheel cylinders another hose and going to have the rotors turned while they're off. I plan on throwing discs up front, but I gotta drive the Dart between now and then.

Thanks for the help