Brake calipers
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Brake calipers
I blead the brakes on my 76 today and noticed that the front an rear calipers were different. The rears had 3 bleaders each and the fronts had just one each is this correct?
I used the one man bottle and tube system to blead all 4 corners. Worked great! Nice firm brakes now. :D
I used the one man bottle and tube system to blead all 4 corners. Worked great! Nice firm brakes now. :D
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Re: Brake calipers (arrio76)
arrio,
One in the front is correct and the two facing forward in the rear are correct, the "third bleeder" pointing to the back should be a plug BUT just leave the bleeder in as a plug (NO need to try to bleed the third one).
...redvetracr
One in the front is correct and the two facing forward in the rear are correct, the "third bleeder" pointing to the back should be a plug BUT just leave the bleeder in as a plug (NO need to try to bleed the third one).
...redvetracr
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Re: Brake calipers (redvetracr)
Thanks, I wasn't sure if someone had swapped out a different model year caliper some time in the past. I did bleed all three fitting though.
The brakes are much better. They don't pull to the right any more. They still feel a bit spongy and I still get about a quarter pedal travel at the top before they grab. I may replace the flex lines next.
The brakes are much better. They don't pull to the right any more. They still feel a bit spongy and I still get about a quarter pedal travel at the top before they grab. I may replace the flex lines next.
