First off, new st owner and new to the Linked Braking system. (steep learning curve)
Want to thank all of those who have posted different smc threads and solutions, mostly Igofar, echo, mellow and all others and st-owners.org in general.
echo, you da man :bow1: when it comes to bleeding hydraulic system. gravity method works awesome!!! did the clutch fluid in 20 min, no vacuum drawing tools.
now i will get to the point.
started off as a brake drag which progressed to almost complete rear brake lock up. after extensive searching, reading, and a service manual, felt i was headed in the right direction. which progressed to this
upon disassembly and complete field stripping of the front brake caliper and SMC, this is what i found. it looked more like a squirrel's nest than a clean functioning hydraulic braking system. clearly, absolutely no grease, lubricant, or rust inhibiting preventive actions were taken on this little jewel...
i'm thinking...houston, we have a problem at this point. probably not a lot of plunging going on here.
hard to see in the photo, but the ball plunger thingy was completely rusted, pitted, and pretty much buggered up beyond repair.
this is what the actual brake cylinder looked like
i did manage to polish and potentially salvage the SMC bore with 00000 steel wool
and now, the waiting game begins. waiting for the UPS man and my parts to arrive.
again, thanks to all who have posted and hope this helps someone down the line.
sd
Want to thank all of those who have posted different smc threads and solutions, mostly Igofar, echo, mellow and all others and st-owners.org in general.
echo, you da man :bow1: when it comes to bleeding hydraulic system. gravity method works awesome!!! did the clutch fluid in 20 min, no vacuum drawing tools.
now i will get to the point.
started off as a brake drag which progressed to almost complete rear brake lock up. after extensive searching, reading, and a service manual, felt i was headed in the right direction. which progressed to this
upon disassembly and complete field stripping of the front brake caliper and SMC, this is what i found. it looked more like a squirrel's nest than a clean functioning hydraulic braking system. clearly, absolutely no grease, lubricant, or rust inhibiting preventive actions were taken on this little jewel...
i'm thinking...houston, we have a problem at this point. probably not a lot of plunging going on here.
hard to see in the photo, but the ball plunger thingy was completely rusted, pitted, and pretty much buggered up beyond repair.
this is what the actual brake cylinder looked like
i did manage to polish and potentially salvage the SMC bore with 00000 steel wool
and now, the waiting game begins. waiting for the UPS man and my parts to arrive.
again, thanks to all who have posted and hope this helps someone down the line.
sd
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