Can't Bleed brakes!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Central Texas
I've had more than my share of brake bleeding problems in the past. I bought the speed bleeder bleed screws and a pressure bleeder. These items fixed all of my bleeding issues. BTW I've bled the calipers all at once with the pressure bleeder and it worked like a champ.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Kernersville NC
Race Director
Joined: May 2006
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From: Dayton, Ohio
OK, its getting hot here today and I'm watching over a garage sale. 
I can't afford the name brand bleeder,getting ready to retire.
Here's my value priced bleeder.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...-for-14-a.html
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 489
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From: Suffolk Virginia
Pretty clever Roger!
Got my new calipers on, bought a 7/16 x 20 tap to clean the threads.
Caliper bolt still wont tighten up, threads too far gone I guess. One of the brake lines wont screw into the caliper, those threads are a little fouled at the tip. Decided to bleed al 4 wheels at once, so I had to drink 4 beers. Now I don't feel like messing with it anymore. Maybe tomorrow night things will go a little better. >fingers crossed<
Got my new calipers on, bought a 7/16 x 20 tap to clean the threads.
Caliper bolt still wont tighten up, threads too far gone I guess. One of the brake lines wont screw into the caliper, those threads are a little fouled at the tip. Decided to bleed al 4 wheels at once, so I had to drink 4 beers. Now I don't feel like messing with it anymore. Maybe tomorrow night things will go a little better. >fingers crossed<
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2005
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I had so much fun with mine I took a brake and. installed a vintageair kit and then went back to it.In the end I bit the bullet and changed all the calibers to wilwoods and put on a hydrobooster.Now the brakes are my last worry.It wasn't cheap but I got feed up with it.Good luck and don't drink too much while your working on it.Leads to just sitting in a lawn chair and starring at the car.Sometimes that's more fun to.Good luck with it.Have a good one.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2009
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You must have rubber lines from the back of the car to the rear trailing arms so the arms can move up and down. Then there are steel lines that run on top of the arms to the calipers. mike...
Rubber line starts here and goes to top of trailing arm. Then the steel lines go to the calipers.
Rubber line starts here and goes to top of trailing arm. Then the steel lines go to the calipers.
Last edited by mds3013; Jun 20, 2012 at 05:44 PM.
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 489
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From: Suffolk Virginia
Your're right! Isaw the rubber ones going into the calipers in the front, then saw rear ones in a catalog and assumed they went to the calipers as well.
Thank you for clearing that up. Still no luck getting the brakes bled, I have a mechanic buddy coming to look at it this weekend.
Thank you for clearing that up. Still no luck getting the brakes bled, I have a mechanic buddy coming to look at it this weekend.
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