'76 F-250, cannot bleed rear brakes
#16
Thanks dynamic. OK, finally got the problem solved. I ended up finding a new valve on Ebay, and sure enough it works fine. All inlets/outlets on the valve work now. Got the brakes bled and all is well. Only took about 6 pumps and fluid came out of the rear cylinder(s).
Just for the record, before I installed the new valve I was able to take my air compressor and blow air through the front/rear inlets, and air came out of the outlets just as dynamic mentioned. I also never messed with the bleeder pin that everybody has been talking about, I bled both the front/rear without using the bleeder pin.
Thanks for all of the help!
Just for the record, before I installed the new valve I was able to take my air compressor and blow air through the front/rear inlets, and air came out of the outlets just as dynamic mentioned. I also never messed with the bleeder pin that everybody has been talking about, I bled both the front/rear without using the bleeder pin.
Thanks for all of the help!
#17
#19
Thanks dynamic. OK, finally got the problem solved. I ended up finding a new valve on Ebay, and sure enough it works fine. All inlets/outlets on the valve work now. Got the brakes bled and all is well. Only took about 6 pumps and fluid came out of the rear cylinder(s).
Just for the record, before I installed the new valve I was able to take my air compressor and blow air through the front/rear inlets, and air came out of the outlets just as dynamic mentioned. I also never messed with the bleeder pin that everybody has been talking about, I bled both the front/rear without using the bleeder pin.
Thanks for all of the help!
Just for the record, before I installed the new valve I was able to take my air compressor and blow air through the front/rear inlets, and air came out of the outlets just as dynamic mentioned. I also never messed with the bleeder pin that everybody has been talking about, I bled both the front/rear without using the bleeder pin.
Thanks for all of the help!
While this usually works, it didnt work for me. I tried everything with my valve. The only thing that worked was replacing the valve.
#20
Riderman, I did try to pull the pin on both valves, and it didn't do anything as far as I could tell. I pulled out the pin on both and used vicegrips to hold it out, and nothing. Somebody else stated that they thought that the pin should be pushed IN, which I also tried and no luck. The Haynes manual says to have somebody slowly push on the brakes (with all bleeders closed) to re-seat and center the ball, but that did not work on either valve that I tried.
#21
Here is the story on the bleeder rod, which should be used where applicable:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...ml#post8072800
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...ml#post8072800
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