rear brake regulator-bleeding woes?

[chinkostu]

its not a saxo but a 206, but they seem to have identically functioning rear brakes.

the brakes on the car are ok, but theres a definate sponginess. all new lines and new rear cylinders, bled up and its still the same. when we were bleeding the rear brakes there didn't seem to be a huge amount of fluid flow. now, do i need to put a load on the rear axle (eg: on ramps and with a bootfull) to bleed them effectively, or is it the dreaded master cylinder?

[axsaxoman]

i,m guessing it is ABS car ?
if so you will still have air in the ABS unit -clamp flexibles at rear --does pedal go hard ?
if so then problem is after the clamps
you can do same with front and then you will know where the problem is

[chinkostu]

Originally Posted by axsaxoman

i,m guessing it is ABS car ?
if so you will still have air in the ABS unit -clamp flexibles at rear --does pedal go hard ?
if so then problem is after the clamps
you can do same with front and then you will know where the problem is

non abs unfortunately. will clamp the rears though and see if it firms up

[MartinObviously]

Non ABS model doesn't have a load compensator does it?

[chinkostu]

Originally Posted by MartinObviously

Non ABS model doesn't have a load compensator does it?

has a little spring jobby on the axle!

[MartinObviously]

Originally Posted by chinkostu

has a little spring jobby on the axle!

Does the valve move? maybe it's seized?