bleeding power brakes
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bleeding power brakes
Originally posted by heep70
Leave engine off. Start bleeding with the closest to the master cylinder wheel first. Order: Drivers front, passinger front, drivers rear, and last passinger rear.
Leave engine off. Start bleeding with the closest to the master cylinder wheel first. Order: Drivers front, passinger front, drivers rear, and last passinger rear.
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bleeding power brakes
I have read both way also but brake shops tell me the closest first. It works for me just fine.
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bleeding power brakes
Be VERY careful with the vice grips on the warbled bleeder valve. I would put penetrating oil on it several times over a 24 hour period. If it breaks, you're screwed and will have to do the easy out thing or replace the part.
On the order, I have always done farthest away first and a glass jar.
jor
On the order, I have always done farthest away first and a glass jar.
jor
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You want to bleed the fartherest wheel cyl from the MC first, then next closest, etc. If you start with the closest first, the air in the fartherest will start moving to the MC so you will have to bleed more brake fluid when you get to the fartherest to get the air that has moved farther down the line back to the WC.
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That makes sense. But either which way the air gets bleed out. Yes, it might move back towards the MC but it won't move down the already bleed lines. No matter if you end up bleeding farthest to nearest or the other way the fluid and the air gets pushed from the MC to the WC you are bleeding.
Both ways are correct, just don't let the air re-enter the bleed zerk after bleeding.
Both ways are correct, just don't let the air re-enter the bleed zerk after bleeding.
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The best way to fix a stripped bleed valve is to replace the wheel cylinder. They are under $10 each at Autozone and you are going to bleed the system anyway. This is much easier, IMO, than fighting that thing under the truck with a pair of vise-grips.
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