Re: Very stiff brakes
On older vehicles getting everything new, they appear to appreciate the following: - Bench bleed master is a must.
- Install master into vehicle (put rags down under where it goes to minimize the damage to the engine compartment finish).
- Fill master as full as you can, leave cap loose so it doesn't seal.
- Open all bleeders.
- Go have dinner.
- Come back and wonder where fluid is. Wait longer.
- Tap on calipers and wheel cylinders with wrench. Fluid finally flows from fronts.
- Close each bleeder once decent amount of fluid comes out from gravity (usually works on calipers, not so well on drums).
- Top off master. Install lid tight.
- Bleed Rear Brakes
- Pump brakes 10 times.
- Hold pedal firm.
- Open bleeder on rear wheel furthest from master. AND contrary to popular belief, the wheel furthest from the master is the driver rear.
- Pedal drops to floor.
- Tighten bleeder.
- Don't forget to top off fluid.
- Repeat by alternating rear wheels until all air is gone and fluid flows and drips off differential all over the place.
- Move to the front wheels.
- Open bleeder on passenger front, push pedal slowly to the floor and hold, close bleeder, release pedal.
- Repeat for each side and alternate until all air is gone and fluid flows.
- Give up on a clean driveway.
- Don't forget to top off fluid.
- Do the rears again a couple more times till the pedal gets solid.
- Don't forget to top off fluid.
- Oops, didn't adjust parking brake.
- Test drive (noting brake fluid all over driveway when backing out).
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