struggling with brakes...

Greetings to Netherlands.

New brakes are often spongy due to the new shoes (linings) not fitting exactly the diameter of the drums. (I assume you have bled all the air from the lines.)

You can make a test to see if the lining fit is indeed the problem: Adjust all the adjusting star wheels as tightly as possible. (The wheel will no longer spin.) Now test the pedal. If it is much stiffer/harder now, the fit of the shoes is to blame. They will eventually wear in to the drum diameter; adjust them every couple of weeks.

(Did 1302 Euro have disc brakes up front? Then the entire problem may be in the rear.)

Speedy Jim

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the reply. I will adjust the brakes just like you advised and see if that is the problem. A Euro 1302 is not with discs in front but a 1302 S is, aswel with an 1600cc engine. My brother's has drums in front. Can i rule out the bending anchorplate (backplate)?? I indeed did bleed all the air from the lines but i understand there are different way's to bleed:

I bled it with an pressured bottle connected to the spare, once there was clean fluid coming out the bleeder nipple, i bled them again (without pressurebottle) by pumping for about 3 times and then opened the nipple and let the brake-paddle sink to the bottom then close the bleeder nipple on the backplate again. We did this several times on each wheel. The pumping part is not possible by one person (as you surely know) But the pressured methode is.

Are there better way's to bleed or is this just it? How can i be sure there is no air left in the lines?? As the lines are not transparent.

Thanks and...

Greetings back :-)

Roger

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More than likely you did get all the air out. Thank you for clearing up the model differences. The backplate which is flexing and moaning may need to be looked at. I'm surprised only one side does it. But I doubt it is the cause of sponginess.

Jim

Thanks again Jim

The car has traces of collision, so there a lots of diffences now in the front....

Regards

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Hi Roger,

This is an excellent group, but also consider this group:

But don't loose track of ramva!!

Greetings, Gerrelt.

Change all 4 flex lines. Should be about $12 each. Or you could get the nice stainless steel ones that make an even harder pedal.

Changed the flex lines too.... hope to find the cure in the shoes... (like speedy Jim suggested)but that will be maybe next week or so. I did noticed uneven wear when i changed the bearings...so that could be it...

Thanks for all the response

Roger

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