Bleeding Brakes Options

[TINCAN914]

I finished swaping out my master brake cylinder from 17 to 19mm, no leaking. I keep pushing down the brake pedel with no resistance. If I keep pushing it down, will I eventually feel resistance or do I need to bleed the brakes first?

I pulled the new master cylinder and did not do anything before mounting there isn't anything special I should have done to it should I?

Feedback is appreeciated.

Thnx
Brian

[highways]

Just learned how to bleed my brakes a month ago... so I'm not an expert but this technic worked really well.

Go buy 25' of clear irrigation hose (I'm pretty sure I got 3/8" ID, but it could have been 5/16") any way you could take a bleeder nipple with you to test fit.

I don't know what the best order is for which caliper to bleed first- but essentially hook up your 'return' irrigation hose to the top bleeder nipple on the caliper and run the hose back to the brake fluid reservoir and secure it in place so it can pour in there.

Loosen the bleeder nipple 1/4 to 1/2 turn... pump away on the brakes, monitor the bubbles in the hose (you want them all gone) and stop every 10-20 pumps to make sure you still have plenty of fluid in the reservoir (don't let it go dry!)

use nails (and elevation control) to plug the hose while you swap it between calipers.

clean up any spills since brake fluid smells sweet to animals but is highly toxic.

that's how you can bleed your brakes without an assistant. Super easy and fast and now I have a super firm break pedal.

[angerosa]

Just learned how to bleed my brakes a month ago... so I'm not an expert but this technic worked really well.

Go buy 25' of clear irrigation hose (I'm pretty sure I got 3/8" ID, but it could have been 5/16") any way you could take a bleeder nipple with you to test fit.

I don't know what the best order is for which caliper to bleed first- but essentially hook up your 'return' irrigation hose to the top bleeder nipple on the caliper and run the hose back to the brake fluid reservoir and secure it in place so it can pour in there.

Loosen the bleeder nipple 1/4 to 1/2 turn... pump away on the brakes, monitor the bubbles in the hose (you want them all gone) and stop every 10-20 pumps to make sure you still have plenty of fluid in the reservoir (don't let it go dry!)

use nails (and elevation control) to plug the hose while you swap it between calipers.

clean up any spills since brake fluid smells sweet to animals but is highly toxic.

that's how you can bleed your brakes without an assistant. Super easy and fast and now I have a super firm break pedal.

I thought of doing something like this before but I think your hose would hold alot of fluid before. i have to bleed my breaks again. I had to rebuild a caliper and after putting everything back together and bleeding, the pedal is still not as tight as it was before. Pretty close but not as good.

I bought the solo bleeder valves and put three of them in. I twisted off the fourth nipple. It didn't want to budge. So it will need to be drilled out and I don't have the stuff to do that.
Bleeding breaks sucks on older cars. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)