Brakes
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by 73, Dark Blue 454
Here's a trick,..if you're still getting small bubbles after what should be enough time to purge the system of air, put some grease around the bleeders to prevent air from being sucked past the the bleeder threads when they're opened.
That's a great point. I usually just install check valve bleeders, which have a much tighter thread in the bore. The grease is a great idea if keeping the standard style bleeder valves.
Melting Slicks
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From: Beverly Massachusetts
Originally Posted by halfmoontrail
I actually use this order:
MC, RR inner, LR inner, RR outer, LR outer, LR, LF, MC again. Also, speed bleeders! (8 of them!...thanks Durango).
Steve
MC, RR inner, LR inner, RR outer, LR outer, LR, LF, MC again. Also, speed bleeders! (8 of them!...thanks Durango).
Steve
ok im really confused here......... how do you bleed the MC after you bleed the calipers? dont you have to take the MC out and bench bleed it? im just asking because i think i might have air in my MC and i need to know how to bleed it. and what speed bleeders are you refering to? thanks
EDIT: does your calipers have 8 bleeder screws? i am pretty sure i only have 6 on my car (1976) 1 on each caliper in the front and 2 on each caliper in the rear. and i missing two or is that correct for my car?
Last edited by LIQUIDDRAGON; Dec 2, 2006 at 03:40 PM.
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by LIQUIDDRAGON
ok im really confused here......... how do you bleed the MC after you bleed the calipers? dont you have to take the MC out and bench bleed it? im just asking because i think i might have air in my MC and i need to know how to bleed it. and what speed bleeders are you refering to? thanks
EDIT: does your calipers have 8 bleeder screws? i am pretty sure i only have 6 on my car (1976) 1 on each caliper in the front and 2 on each caliper in the rear. and i missing two or is that correct for my car?
EDIT: does your calipers have 8 bleeder screws? i am pretty sure i only have 6 on my car (1976) 1 on each caliper in the front and 2 on each caliper in the rear. and i missing two or is that correct for my car?
Some rear calipers have three bleeders, and my master has two bleeders of it's own. Very handy, but expensive when buying ten check valve bleeders.
Melting Slicks
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From: Beverly Massachusetts
Originally Posted by Durango_boy
Some rear calipers have three bleeders, and my master has two bleeders of it's own. Very handy, but expensive when buying ten check valve bleeders.
where did you get a MC with bleeder valves? do the bleeder valves help if you run it down and get air in it? i am asking because i just put a whole new brake system on my car and forgot to bleed the MC when i was putting it together and now i cant seem to get the air out. i got a power bleeder and pumped it up to 20psi and bleed all four corners of the car and ended up pumping through 32oz of new brake fluid and i am hoping that it does the trick but i have a bad feeling that it didnt.
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by LIQUIDDRAGON
where did you get a MC with bleeder valves? do the bleeder valves help if you run it down and get air in it? i am asking because i just put a whole new brake system on my car and forgot to bleed the MC when i was putting it together and now i cant seem to get the air out. i got a power bleeder and pumped it up to 20psi and bleed all four corners of the car and ended up pumping through 32oz of new brake fluid and i am hoping that it does the trick but i have a bad feeling that it didnt.
This car actually came with the bleeder master, so I don't know where to get it. It's a chrome master, so I know it's aftermarket. I did help a lot to bleed, even after the bench bleed it got a lot of air out.
If you're having trouble getting air out of the master, you may have to pull it, and bleed it correctly. Sometimes tapping on the master with a rubber tipped hammer will release air bubbles trapped on the sides of the master's chambers.
