Must wheels be removed...
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Drifting
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From: I KNOW JESUS... HE'S MY GARDENER
Must wheels be removed...
...when bleeding the brakes? If so, can you remove one wheel at a time or must you run back/forth between wheels to do job correctly. I don't own enough jackstands to take off all 4 wheels at once.
Drifting
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I actually did it without removing the wheels at all. But I have TTII rims that allowed me to reach through to get the rear ourside bleeders.
I did jack the car a little to make it easier to reach the inside bleeders by reaching under the car.
To answer your question directly...Yes you can do one wheel at a time. But..our vettes can be hard to bleed so you may need to make a few rounds.
I did jack the car a little to make it easier to reach the inside bleeders by reaching under the car.
To answer your question directly...Yes you can do one wheel at a time. But..our vettes can be hard to bleed so you may need to make a few rounds.
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Originally Posted by SkunkApe
...when bleeding the brakes? If so, can you remove one wheel at a time or must you run back/forth between wheels to do job correctly. I don't own enough jackstands to take off all 4 wheels at once.
Start with the right rear OUTER bleeder, then the right rear INNER bleeder valves. Then go to the left rear and start the outer one first also. After that you may need to bleed the right side again.
then go to the fronts. Only one bleeder on each caliper there so it's not as much of a challenge to get all the air out.
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Originally Posted by SanDiegoPaul
You could do it that way but your'e killing yourself doing so. Buy the jack stands or use wire milk crates or something under the car.
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I would think it would be easier to do with the wheels off. The time it takes you to get 1 wheel off may be less than the time it takes to try and wiggle into position to bleed the brakes without seeing what is reallhy going on.
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Originally Posted by SkunkApe
...when bleeding the brakes? If so, can you remove one wheel at a time or must you run back/forth between wheels to do job correctly. I don't own enough jackstands to take off all 4 wheels at once.
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From: I KNOW JESUS... HE'S MY GARDENER
Originally Posted by VETDRMS
If you look at the forum index it says: "In the Manual Basic Tech"
Yes, brake bleeding is in most manuals. *removed comment*
Yes, brake bleeding is in most manuals. *removed comment*
Thanks for your input. *removed comment*
Last edited by SkunkApe; May 25, 2005 at 09:04 PM.