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| orbit398 |
 Feb 17 2016, 02:47 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 29-April 15 From: League city, Texas Member No.: 18,681 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
I just install a 19mm brake master cylinder on the car I am restoring. I couldn't bench bleed the master cylinder like normal American cars. Is there any tricks to bleeding the system? I plan to bleed them tonight and will have a helper pumping the brakes. I just hope it's not an issue and we spend lots of time pushing air around.
Just wondering. |
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| stugray |
Feb 17 2016, 05:32 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,825 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
Excellent advice above, but I will add some more.
You will want to go around the car a number of times bleeding each nipple. In between iterations, smack each caliper, and the prop valve, with a hammer a few times to knock bubbles to the top. AND: some calipers have bleed nipples at the bottom and the top of the caliper. Use the TOP bleeder. I also bleed my brakes until the pedal is firm enough to be safe, then I drive around the neighborhood (train tracks work great), then do it again. It helps knock all the bubbles loose. |
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