Never had that problem so I can't help. I'll bet that blgrn knows when he gets back though.

Chuck,
I flushed my brake system with new DOT-3 fluid when I replaced all of the hoses and my Master Cylinder. Given that I had to fill and bench bleed the Master Cylinder I used up one and a half quarts (the big bottles).

I also purchase a vaccum bleeder to help move the job along. Started with the right rear, then left rear, then right front and finally left front.

Check your caliper and make sure the pads aren't cracked. Also, the outer caliper slides on the fixed inner. I used some lube to make sure they would slide freely.

It is now done and............Well it was rather interesting…. The CS calliper that was binding and the one that was last to operate, was dry! Possibly caused by the hose or one massive air pocket. Any way the hoses are now replaced and all the fluid changed, so that’s one item out of the way. Unfortunately I had to go to another job and leave a pal to finish off, but the finding was that the front CS calliper was the one binding and dry, when the pedal was released, and the RS calliper was doing most of the work.

The rear are apparently are OK, but on occasions must be slow to release or bind in some way as One can hear the binding sound coming from the rear. This only happened once on returning to my winter quarters down a very narrow and bumpy lane to the barn. One thing that is quite apparent, is that the response at pulling away from stop is very much improved, vindicating the effort in spending time and effort to get the brakes right.

So now we have new fluid, new front hoses and a lot less effort on the pedal, not to mention that it remains in a straight line when breaking.

While it was up in the air one thing I noticed was the lack of drain plugs in the gear box and the back axle – who though that one up?

I think you need to remove the rear cover to drain the "pumkin" or use one of those sucker outer things for chaning gear oil.

The transmission is the same way. I think the concept was that you would be replacing the filter when you dumped the fluid so you need to take the pan off anyway.

Sorry I missed this post.. Yes, air in the lines will cause you some distress. As a matter of fact, I took mine out yesterday and when I hit the brake, I veered slightly to the left. The lines were replace by the PO, I'll bleed them when the weather is better.