One part I rather left to last was the front brake. It had been rebuilt I was told, and it was clean and had fresh paint. Looked good. Was told it needed bleeding. I noticed the top union was weeping, so assume that was why he was having issues getting it to bleed, a quick anneal of the copper washers, and correct torque soon stopped the leak, so I moved onto other, more urgent things and only just got back to the brake.
It still wasn't bleeding, so I replaced the seals in the master cylinder. Nope, wouldn't bleed.
Oh well, 37 year old master cylinder could easily be worn, so I ordered a cheap master cylinder on ebay just to get me on the road (I can then source a proper one at my leisure).
Still won't bleed.
Grrrrr. Not like I haven't had this fun before, but it's usually with twin caliper setups.
So I thought I'd just pull the caliper clear of the disk and see if I can give it a squeeze and bleed it from the bottom.
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Oh good grief!
Seen enough! New seals ordered...
Still not sure why it won't bleed, it's not leaking, maybe the hose has developed enough give to take a complete handful, but I've got a new hose on order already, and who knows what horrors are behind that piston!
From "rebuilt" caliper to entire system rebuild/replacement.
*rolls eyes*
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