1970 bleeding sequence?
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 2,514
Likes: 534
From: Willowbrook IL
St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15-'16
Right Rear inner
Right Rear Outer
Left Raer Inner
Left Rear Outer
Right Front
Left Front
I use the Motive Products pressure bleeder and it takes about 15 minutes to do by myself.
DonO
Right Rear Outer
Left Raer Inner
Left Rear Outer
Right Front
Left Front
I use the Motive Products pressure bleeder and it takes about 15 minutes to do by myself.
DonO
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 2,161
Likes: 0
From: pr, frederick md.
Originally Posted by vetsvette2002
Right Rear inner
Right Rear Outer
Left Raer Inner
Left Rear Outer
Right Front
Left Front
I use the Motive Products pressure bleeder and it takes about 15 minutes to do by myself.
DonO
Right Rear Outer
Left Raer Inner
Left Rear Outer
Right Front
Left Front
I use the Motive Products pressure bleeder and it takes about 15 minutes to do by myself.
DonO
Pro
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 613
Likes: 2
From: West Central Florida
Rule of thumb for bleeding brakes...
-Always start with a properly bled master cyl.
-Start bleeding at the wheel farthes from the master cyl then go to the next farthes wheel and so on.
-Also helps to "TAP" (not hit or bang) the caliper with a wood mallet similar a couple of times before opening the bleeder valve on the caliper. (the vibration frees up the air bubbles that cling to the sides of caliper walls)
-Always start with a properly bled master cyl.
-Start bleeding at the wheel farthes from the master cyl then go to the next farthes wheel and so on.
-Also helps to "TAP" (not hit or bang) the caliper with a wood mallet similar a couple of times before opening the bleeder valve on the caliper. (the vibration frees up the air bubbles that cling to the sides of caliper walls)
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 4,269
Likes: 3
From: St. Charles IL
Cruise-In 5-6-7-8-9-11-12 Veteran
A CI-6 Car Show Winner
copied word for word from my GM manual:
SEQUENCE FOR BLEEDING
It is advisable to bleed one valve at a time to avoid allowing fluid level in reservoir to become dangerously low. The correct sequence is to bleed the valve, either front or rear system nearest master cylinder first. This sequence expels air from lines and calipers or wheel cylinders nearest to the master cylinder first and eliminates the possibility that air in a line close to the master cylinder may enter a line farther away after it has been bled.
(end quote)
Kinda goes against the grain from the old school thinking on this. The way I read it doesn't matter if you do the front or the rear first, but do the nearest to the master cylinder working towards the farthest. One might think that GM had a reason for recommending it this way?
SEQUENCE FOR BLEEDING
It is advisable to bleed one valve at a time to avoid allowing fluid level in reservoir to become dangerously low. The correct sequence is to bleed the valve, either front or rear system nearest master cylinder first. This sequence expels air from lines and calipers or wheel cylinders nearest to the master cylinder first and eliminates the possibility that air in a line close to the master cylinder may enter a line farther away after it has been bled.
(end quote)
Kinda goes against the grain from the old school thinking on this. The way I read it doesn't matter if you do the front or the rear first, but do the nearest to the master cylinder working towards the farthest. One might think that GM had a reason for recommending it this way?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 7,509
Likes: 1,518
From: Little Rock AR
The most important thing about the sequence IMHO is on the rear calipers. When you bleed the rears you always want to do the inner half first before bleeding the outer half of the caliper. This will save time frustration and fluid.
If you do the outer half first, you can pull bubbles out from the inner half as the fluid flows out. They will pull over VERY SLOWLY over the course of the bleeding so you can get bubbles for a LONG time that way.
Do the inner bleeder first, then the outer one when doing the rear calipers.
-Mark.
If you do the outer half first, you can pull bubbles out from the inner half as the fluid flows out. They will pull over VERY SLOWLY over the course of the bleeding so you can get bubbles for a LONG time that way.
Do the inner bleeder first, then the outer one when doing the rear calipers.
-Mark.
Race Director
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 10,053
Likes: 679
From: FL
Originally Posted by Big Fish
copied word for word from my GM manual:
SEQUENCE FOR BLEEDING
It is advisable to bleed one valve at a time to avoid allowing fluid level in reservoir to become dangerously low. The correct sequence is to bleed the valve, either front or rear system nearest master cylinder first. This sequence expels air from lines and calipers or wheel cylinders nearest to the master cylinder first and eliminates the possibility that air in a line close to the master cylinder may enter a line farther away after it has been bled.(end quote)
Kinda goes against the grain from the old school thinking on this. The way I read it doesn't matter if you do the front or the rear first, but do the nearest to the master cylinder working towards the farthest. One might think that GM had a reason for recommending it this way?
SEQUENCE FOR BLEEDING
It is advisable to bleed one valve at a time to avoid allowing fluid level in reservoir to become dangerously low. The correct sequence is to bleed the valve, either front or rear system nearest master cylinder first. This sequence expels air from lines and calipers or wheel cylinders nearest to the master cylinder first and eliminates the possibility that air in a line close to the master cylinder may enter a line farther away after it has been bled.(end quote)
Kinda goes against the grain from the old school thinking on this. The way I read it doesn't matter if you do the front or the rear first, but do the nearest to the master cylinder working towards the farthest. One might think that GM had a reason for recommending it this way?
Good enough for GM is good enough for me.
LR inner
LR outer
RR inner
RR outer
LF
RF
Works great with Motive Products Bleeder.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
5 Best & 5 Worst Corvette Daily Drivers
Joe Kucinski
The Headlights of Every Corvette Generation Explained
Joe Kucinski
5 Best & 5 Most Overrated Corvette Track Packages of All Time!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 4,775
Likes: 2,517
From: Buckeye, AZ
St. Jude Donor '12-'13
If you try and bleed a C3 Vette farthest to closest you will be there all day. I pretty much proved this to a guy who didn't know Vettes not long ago. He believed after I showed him. Someone above got it right with:
LR
RR
LF
RF
I spent a whole evening on this once myslef, until I cracked the GM shop manual...smacked my head; did it the GM way and they bled first time around.
LR
RR
LF
RF
I spent a whole evening on this once myslef, until I cracked the GM shop manual...smacked my head; did it the GM way and they bled first time around.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 24,160
Likes: 78
Originally Posted by vetsvette2002
Right Rear inner
Right Rear Outer
Left Raer Inner
Left Rear Outer
Right Front
Left Front
Right Rear Outer
Left Raer Inner
Left Rear Outer
Right Front
Left Front
Reverse your left (driver) and right (pass)!
(left) Driver Rear Inner
Driver Rear Outer
Pass Rear Inner
Pass Rear Outer
Driver Front
Pass Front
Driver side is farther from the MC because the lines run down the passenger side of the car!
Instructor
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 220
Likes: 0
From: Hilton Va
Originally Posted by wcsinx
No!
Reverse your left (driver) and right (pass)!
(left) Driver Rear Inner
Driver Rear Outer
Pass Rear Inner
Pass Rear Outer
Driver Front
Pass Front
Driver side is farther from the MC because the lines run down the passenger side of the car!
Reverse your left (driver) and right (pass)!
(left) Driver Rear Inner
Driver Rear Outer
Pass Rear Inner
Pass Rear Outer
Driver Front
Pass Front
Driver side is farther from the MC because the lines run down the passenger side of the car!
70s must be different from my 69. The brake lines run down the drivers side on mine.
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 18,398
Likes: 0
From: If the world didnt suck, we would all fall off. Troy,Ohio.
Cruise-In VI Veteran
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07-'08
Originally Posted by carhound
70s must be different from my 69. The brake lines run down the drivers side on mine.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 24,160
Likes: 78
Originally Posted by carhound
70s must be different from my 69. The brake lines run down the drivers side on mine.
