68 RR Brake Bleeders
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68 RR Brake Bleeders
Do you have to bleed one before the other or is there a procedure for these? Just put new rotors and pads on for the first time and Im not sure which bleeder I need to bleed first or second or any special procedure
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Thats kinda what I thought since thats the side of the caliper the line goes into. Now I just need someone to come press the brake pedal for me! I used a mitymac hand vac on the bleeders and got alot of fluid but pedal is pretty soft. Wasnt this soft before I started. Also the rear half of the master was empty when I started. Would this have caused any damage to anything? I Got plenty of fluid out of the rears using the manual hand vac pump.
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keep mc full. If you let it empty you most likely will need to break open the lines at the mc and bleed it. I know lots of guys here can bleed them by pumping the pedal but I just could not seem to get mine tight. I borrowed a Motive power bleeder and made short work of it.
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Flyer . . .
So are you saying I need to "bench bleed" the master since the rear half was empty before I even started doing the brakes? No clue how it was that low. Almost to ashamed to say I never checked the level since I bought the car years ago! No leaks or anything so no clue where it would have went.
So are you saying I need to "bench bleed" the master since the rear half was empty before I even started doing the brakes? No clue how it was that low. Almost to ashamed to say I never checked the level since I bought the car years ago! No leaks or anything so no clue where it would have went.
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I had to do it. I stuffed paper towels in a plastic bag and placed it under the mc. I cracked open one line at a time and with help pumped the pedal and bled it like a wheel cylinder. Just tighten and loosen the line like it was a bleeder.
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I think I have plastic fittings with hoses and a clamp from another mc I replaced years ago on a chevelle. Ok I should do it just to be sure I guess . . anything I should do to the prop valve ya think?
