Bleeding Brakes
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Bleeding Brakes
My neighbor has a 66 Corvette big block which is pulling to the right when breaking
He asked me to help him bleed the brakes as a a starting point to fixing the problem
I have to refresh my memory about bleeding brakes, can you bleed just the front brakes or is it advisable to bleed all four since its a single reservoir master cylinder?
Do I bleed the caliber closet to the master cylinder (front driver’s side) or do I bleed the furthest caliber (rear passenger) if I need to do all four
It’s been a while since I’ve done this so any advice is welcome
Many thanks
1george
He asked me to help him bleed the brakes as a a starting point to fixing the problem
I have to refresh my memory about bleeding brakes, can you bleed just the front brakes or is it advisable to bleed all four since its a single reservoir master cylinder?
Do I bleed the caliber closet to the master cylinder (front driver’s side) or do I bleed the furthest caliber (rear passenger) if I need to do all four
It’s been a while since I’ve done this so any advice is welcome
Many thanks
1george
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From: Poplar Bluff MO
Well this is not a C8 question but the drivers side flex hose is most likely plugged up which causes the passenger side to apply more stopping force than the plugged up side... been there done that. Also note that often the plugged side pads will wear out faster because it can't retract as well.
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Well this is not a C8 question but the drivers side flex hose is most likely plugged up which causes the passenger side to apply more stopping force than the plugged up side... been there done that. Also note that often the plugged side pads will wear out faster because it can't retract as well.
JT
JT
A rubber flex hose to the caliper can certainly have an inner ply fail and act like a check valve. If the driver front hose has an inner ply fold down and close with master cylinder pressure, then that left caliper will not contribute its share of braking effort. 30 years ago my 72 vette had a LF hose inner ply failure but the ply folded down in the opposite direction to not allow hydraulic pressure to be released off the caliper after braking!! So that caliper was dragging big time.
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My neighbor has a 66 Corvette big block which is pulling to the right when breaking
He asked me to help him bleed the brakes as a a starting point to fixing the problem
I have to refresh my memory about bleeding brakes, can you bleed just the front brakes or is it advisable to bleed all four since its a single reservoir master cylinder?
Do I bleed the caliber closet to the master cylinder (front driver’s side) or do I bleed the furthest caliber (rear passenger) if I need to do all four
It’s been a while since I’ve done this so any advice is welcome
Many thanks
1george
He asked me to help him bleed the brakes as a a starting point to fixing the problem
I have to refresh my memory about bleeding brakes, can you bleed just the front brakes or is it advisable to bleed all four since its a single reservoir master cylinder?
Do I bleed the caliber closet to the master cylinder (front driver’s side) or do I bleed the furthest caliber (rear passenger) if I need to do all four
It’s been a while since I’ve done this so any advice is welcome
Many thanks
1george
Check out the attached photos. The brakes looked really clean and dry. The car looks good. But look what happened when I peeled back the cylinder boots. What a mess. And the hoses looked good too, but were bad on the inside and clogged.
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Beautiful Vette. I would upgrade that with rotor brake set.
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