brakes won't bleed ???
Pro
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From: columbus ms
i have the same problem as you. no brake pedal. just got my motor going again and starting to work on brakes again. i have a mini vac so i can pull fluid but just cain't get a hard pedal. after sitting for a few months my rear master cylinder res was very low. thinking i may have a leak even thro i haven't found it. going to look closer tomorrow. i hate working on brakes.
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Having never owned a vette before this one I wasted a lot of fluid before I "discovered" that it had 8 bleeders. I had to back away from it before it dawned on me that it had outboard calipers too...yea I have been known to be not very bright , especially after something frustrates me from not cooperating.
Pro
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Guys, you can't fight it. Just do as others have said and spend the $60 on the Motive Power bleeder. I was once like you. STUBBORN. All the time I wasted trying to bleed my brakes the traditional way was worth WAY more than $60. What is your time worth?
Drifting
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From: Lewisburg WV
Having never owned a vette before this one I wasted a lot of fluid before I "discovered" that it had 8 bleeders. I had to back away from it before it dawned on me that it had outboard calipers too...yea I have been known to be not very bright , especially after something frustrates me from not cooperating.
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Drifting
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From: Lewisburg WV
theazman
I think the speed bleeders would work with a Motive Bleeder. The speed bleeders bleed out like a regular bleeder when opened. They just have a check valve to prevent air from entering system when you let off of the brake pedal when bleeding manually. If I ever have to bleed the system again I'll buy a Motive. When I bleed my system I flushed it out until all the fluid was clear. But, who knows I may have a caliper go bad in the future.
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Since we're talking about brakes here's a little information about brake fluid
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Since we're talking about brakes here's a little information about brake fluid
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Some good information there. Do you think the Dot 5 is the answer for the c-3 corvette brakes?
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I only had the back end apart so thats as far as I had to go to find inboard/outboard bleeders. I haven't torn in to the front yet is it different?
Drifting
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From: Cameron Park CA
Restoring 70 with power brakes..new master new prop valve, new lines.
have no leaks anywhere went around the calipers 4 times last night pump/bleed and can't get peddle ?? driving me nuts. One rear caliper has broken bleeder on inside, all others are fine. I would think the rear would bleed with just the one bleeder working for now ???
any thoughts.
have no leaks anywhere went around the calipers 4 times last night pump/bleed and can't get peddle ?? driving me nuts. One rear caliper has broken bleeder on inside, all others are fine. I would think the rear would bleed with just the one bleeder working for now ???
any thoughts.
I have a MityVac that isn't very useful on these cars, but the small container that comes with them is excellent for collecting the used fluid. When it is full, the MC reservoir is ready to be refilled.
Hope this helps,
