Where is bleed screw #2 at rear?

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Ragvald

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The car is a 2000 TC -72. Just before winter sleep the car got a spongy pedal, where you could build up pressure by pumping.
Now when taking out the car again i bled the brakes, only finding one at the rear?! Ok, i bled that one first, and then the front ones.
I tried the car on the road and had strong good brakes (that was yesterday). Today- the same swampy feeling. Could i have pushed air around by not bleeding the one that i suppose i missed at the rear? Or can there be internal leaks? I can't see no external leaks, and the level in the reservoir don't go down.
Cheers
Jonas
 
There is only one bleed nipple at the rear. Could be a master cylinder or booster fault. Master cylinder leaks are hard to spot as they drip down into a cavity in the bulkhead. If you have a look up the pushrod from the pedal, you may be able to see. The booster will leak internally too, pull the vacuum valve out and insert a dipstick of some type into the booster vacuum chamber to check for fluid. Also the rear calipers can leak into their dust covers. If you are able to loosen them by slackening off the two 9/16 nuts on each and see if fluid leaks out. Otherwise, just try bleeding them again and see if the problem reoccurs.
 
Hi,
One other thing to add. When my master cylinder recently began to leak the fluid ran down the pedal and dripped onto the rubber part of the driver's floor mat, just a couple of spots but it's another sign to look for.
Good luck with it.
 
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