Bleeding Brakes
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Bleeding Brakes
Happy fourth of July guys. I'm about to bleed my brakes with the Power Bleeder and wanted to know how much pressure is safe for when I start pumping this thing? 
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Van steel lists the caliper housing bolts as
front 130 (13/16)
rear 60 (5/8)
Caliper mounting bolts
Front/rear 70 (5/8)
HIH
Mooser
Haynes manual says the same
front 130 (13/16)
rear 60 (5/8)
Caliper mounting bolts
Front/rear 70 (5/8)
HIH
Mooser
Haynes manual says the same
Last edited by Mooser; Jul 4, 2012 at 07:51 PM. Reason: Added second source
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With my Motive bleeder, I've had instances whereby I thought I had the cap of the bleeder fastened correctly to the top of the Master cylinder - yet when I started pumping the bleeder, brake fluid was leaking from the master and the lid. just saying, make sure your lid connection is secure before you start walking around the car to bleed it and then find (later) you've lost a quart of fluid from it leaking out.
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With my Motive bleeder, I've had instances whereby I thought I had the cap of the bleeder fastened correctly to the top of the Master cylinder - yet when I started pumping the bleeder, brake fluid was leaking from the master and the lid. just saying, make sure your lid connection is secure before you start walking around the car to bleed it and then find (later) you've lost a quart of fluid from it leaking out.
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That's what I use too - still have to make sure you don't get a leak. I saw somewhere else, a Motive bleeder with a aluminum top plate. Mine has a plastic plate with a rubber gasket seal - which the last time I used it, has become "unglued" from the plate and now has to be carefully positioned but with brake fluid, tends to become slippery. I actually had better luck with a manual bleed than with the Motive in getting bubbles out on my '69.
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I use one "quikgrip" type clamp
I also don't put any fluid in the container, just use the air pressure and need to remember to check the level in the reservoir. Somehow seemed better then ending up with a bunch of fluid in the pump and having to deal with that.
Done that way for a couple of years, zero-problems so far
Mooser
I also don't put any fluid in the container, just use the air pressure and need to remember to check the level in the reservoir. Somehow seemed better then ending up with a bunch of fluid in the pump and having to deal with that.
Done that way for a couple of years, zero-problems so far
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I used mine for the first time yesterday myself. I did have a little trouble with leaking from the Master. But I used a quick clamp like Mooser did (I have the metal plate version) and no further problems. I bled at 10-15 lbs. Next time, I will not even use the bolts that came with the bleeder, just the clamp.