bleeding brakes

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i've never worked on brakes before but i'd like to learn, how exactly do i go about bleeding my front brakes, i'm about to install an sllp linelock and i want to do it all on my on.

such a noob question!!

 

SVT32VDOHC

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Crack bleeder scew open, have friend push brake, when brake is to floor, close bleeder screw. Repeat.

But....installing line lock may require you to bleed them with a scanner since you are breaking open the ABS unit.

 

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do a search on here. just a few weeks ago there was a great how to for both installing the SLP line loc and then bleeding your brakes.

 

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SVT32VDOHC said:

...have friend push brake...

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Speedbleeders are great if you don't have someone to help you.

 

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GettinThere said:

Speedbleeders are great if you don't have someone to help you.

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don't need em. Get a 20oz coke bottle. Put some brake fluid in it to fill it like 1/5 the way. Get a tube and connect it to the bleeder screw then submerge it in bottle fluid - keep pumping the brake until all the bubbles are gone - keep MC full and repeat process untill fully bled starting from furthest caliper from the MC.

 

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One tip I gleaned from this forum on my last brake bleeding adventure ( I had to change out a front caliper), is that it REALLY helps to bleed the master cylinder as well, if the brake pedal is a bit "mushy".

It took a container of clean brake fluid, a 10mm bleeder wrench, a clear 1/4" ID plastic tube, and an assistant to hold the brake pedal down while I cracked the bleeder screw(s) open. Done in less than two minutes, and I'm slow !

HTH

 

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CobraRed_96_GT said:

don't need em. Get a 20oz coke bottle. Put some brake fluid in it to fill it like 1/5 the way. Get a tube and connect it to the bleeder screw then submerge it in bottle fluid - keep pumping the brake until all the bubbles are gone - keep MC full and repeat process untill fully bled starting from furthest caliper from the MC.

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That's how i do it. I even managed to do it alone without speed bleeders.

Just put the line in a bottle of fluid and pump the pedal. When you lift up on the pedal, it draws fluid from the MC...not back through the bleeder.


Bleed all 4 brakes starting from rear to front. Then bleed the MC (there are two scrwws on the side)

I bleed my brakes yearly. Every time after i'm done, the pedal feels so much better with fresh fluid.

 

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bdcardinal

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at work i used a Vacula, at home i use speed bleeders. when i had the mustang i would flush the system at every oil change, about 6 months. i didnt have ABS, so it was easy.

 

tag4car

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first off PITA,

slp's instructions are about as readable as used toilet paper!! but it's on, talk about a tight space for real, i went out and got one of these Craftsman Vacuum Pump/Brake Bleed Kit - Model 20930 at Sears.com
and one of these Lisle Brake Bleeder - Model 19200 at Sears.com
i started in the pass rear the driver rear then pass frt then drv frt, i did do the MC 1st. the car does stop but not as firm as it did, the pedal feels soft. What now, Bleed again?

 

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snowb07

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yes, bleed again. there might still be some air pockets in the line. After I installed mine I had to bleed the brakes twice as well.

 

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you don't even need anyone else to help you like said before just attach a hose to the end of the bleeder screw I believe it's 1/4 inch inside diameter and pump away into a containter

 

SVT32VDOHC

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I typed a book in the other bleeding brakes thread in this forum. My car had trouble because I swapped all the GT stuff into a fox body, so I have every line open. Nothing got the brakes perfect, til I bled the M/C. Highly recommend it. My Dad said a ton of air came out of it, when I pushed the pedal.