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We had a couple of bottles of fluid left after our last attempt & a bit of spare time yesterday afternoon so I thought we'd have another crack.

With every sharp pump a little squirt of air seemed to be coming out of the rears but the pedal never got any better.

As we were about 1/2 way through the last bottle more air than usual was coming out but in our anticipation of success like the dwarves in Lord of the Rings we dug too deep for too long & emptied the reservoir :)

Might be best to start completely from scratch any way as I think we'll put in a remote power brake doodad.

I'll be sending some emails today to get some quotes.

:D

Howdy,

I have a small story - that may or may not help...

I have a 1960 LWB Series 2 - and on this model the rear wheel cylinders are rare. Rare enough that you can't purchase them anymore so I had to get my re-sleeved by a professional brake company....

Had massive troubles bleeding the brakes - the same troubles that you described. Tried everything - including syringe and reverse bleeding.

The main problem was - you would bleed the system, everything seemed fine, come back tomorrow and there was air in the system...

In the end it was discovered that I had 2 separate problems.

* One of the wheel cylinders had a faulty bleed nipple, that was sucking air back into the brake line...

* Both of the rear wheel cylinders (after re-sleeving) had a hairline crack in them. It was only noticeable when there was 1 person pumping the brakes from inside the cabin and the rear wheels & drums were off.. When you pumped the pedal you could barely see fluid seeping out of the crack. Enough that air obviously got back in the system..

Anyway - hopefully you work out your problems. I gave up and handed it over to the local mechanic who found these problems.. He got me down and showed me with the car on the hoist - all made sense to me!

Thanks GG :)

I have tried grease on the threads of the bleed screws & have even gone so far as to use plumbers thread tape in an effort to exclude the possibility the air is getting back in that way.

I'm really warming to the idea of the booster though. :)

Ebay Link

So this is the one I think I'll get as the supplier is in Brisbane.

Is this the type I need?

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Originally Posted by Cannon

Is this the type I need?

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Well, it doesn't say suitable for Land Rover on the ad; so maybe best to ring them and ask.

Let us know what they say,

Cheers Charlie

I sent this:

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Dear brisbanebrakedepot,

I'm interested in buying one of these for my son's 1969 SWB Land Rover which has a single line, single wheel cylinder per wheel drum brakes all round & was wondering if this item would be suitable?

Does it come with fitting instructions as well?

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And received this:

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Hi. Thanks for your email. Yes this would be perfect. Sorry no it does not come with instructions as it should be fitted by a qualified person. kind regsrds Tracie

- brisbanebrakedepot

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So it looks like it's the go.

I wonder what sort of money a qualified person would need to install it?

Would they need to sign off on some sort of modification form?

Could I do it myself? :)

I remember an ex-army Landy mechanic once telling me that they used to elevate the nose of the vehicle (possibly along the lines of the tree/winch episode in The Gods Must Be Crazy) to bleed the brakes.

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Originally Posted by Johnno1969

I remember an ex-army Landy mechanic once telling me that they used to elevate the nose of the vehicle (possibly along the lines of the tree/winch episode in The Gods Must Be Crazy) to bleed the brakes.

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I've heard that one too:)

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Originally Posted by Cannon

I've heard that one too:)

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I guess it's already come up on this thread. Quite possibly I have even mentioned it myself. It's hard to keep track. ;)

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Originally Posted by Cannon

Could I do it myself? :)

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Most probably if you know how to make brake pipes :)

Thanks to you I now know that the booster on my S3 is a VH44; mine is installed under the RH front wing.

Send me a PM with your email address and I can send a diagram on how to install one which may help - I received from someone else but I can't vouch for it,

Cheers Charlie