Yep you guessed it, still working on the brakes on the Monte Carlo. I ended up having to make the brake line that ran between the proportioning valve at the front back to the rubber brake hose at the rear end. For whatever reason or another I had to fight to get the damn fitting to screw into the proportioning valve. I had to check and check again to make sure there was no grains of dirt in the threads of the fitting or the proportioning valve. After what seemed like 30+ minutes of fighting and cussing the existence of this shit, I finally got the fitting secured in the proportioning valve.
Next was bending the tubing to make the run to the back. This involved having to bend around a couple of things under the cab and getting the tubing into the trough along the inner rocker panel then over to the rear end where the hose was at. The fun part here though was making a sharp enough bend to get the tubing into a tight space that would allow me to secure the brake hose with a clip then screw the fitting for the tube in place. Of course I had to fight this shit just as well but after what seemed like another 30+ minutes I finally got things situated where they needed to be. At this point I had to bleed the brakes. Of course, just like before, when I went to pump the pedal I got nothing out of the rear. Again I pulled the line apart at the wheel cylinder, nothing. I even went as far as to pull the line from the master cylinder and pump the pedal to see how the oil came out. Pushing the pedal didn't deliver a nice stream like it should've and even with my thumb over the port pumping the pedal didn't provide the pressure that should've been present to push my finger away to allow oil to shoot out. In no lesser terms it appears the master cylinder is weak. I was kind of nervous and about ready to order the proportioning valve as well when I ordered another master cylinder off of ebay. I just hate the idea of not getting something proactively and ending up actually needing it when I replace the next component in line only to find out it wasn't the culprit in the system's failure. After a while I just got the master cylinder and told myself if necessary I'll get the proportioning valve. I just hate to make myself replace the thing whether its good or bad then have to fight the brake lines that screw into the unit. It would be just like it that I decide to replace the proportioning valve when its not necessary only to have the lines break at the fittings or midways down, prompting another long process of making new brake lines to screw into the proportioning valve and front brakes. Hopefully this master cylinder will do the trick.
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