Is this the drum bleeder bolt? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

skokie · 10-21-2004, 01:04 AM

Ok just wanna make sure I am on the right page here. Is this the bleeder nut for a drum brake?

Thanks

skokie · 10-21-2004, 01:37 AM

Yep all of mine were new when I got the truck from the previous owner. One of the few god things he did to the truck was buy all new hubs. How would I bleed the brakes on it? Got a step by step?

Thanks

Brainchild · 10-21-2004, 02:04 AM

Have some one push the pedal down,and then open the bleeder until air/fluid stops coming out,andd then close the bleeder then release the pedal.Repeat until all you get is fluid from the bleeder.Do the wheel farthest from the master cylinder first,and work to the nearest one.

You can use a bottle with a piece of clear hose that will fit over the bleeder,and put some fluid in the bottle,open the bleeder,put on end of the hose on the bleeder,the other in the bottle in the fluid,and pump until the air bubbles are gone,tighten the bleeder,and remove the hose

skokie · 10-21-2004, 02:11 AM

Sounds good brainchild. I am hopefully getting the truck back from the tranny shop tomorrow so once its home I will bleed the brakes.

Thanks

Brainchild · 10-21-2004, 02:20 AM

No problem,good luck.It's a messy job sometimes,but it has to be done.

GMC AMI · 10-21-2004, 07:57 AM

Be sure to wear safty glasses, if you ever get brake fluid in your eyes you will never
forget it, burns like hell!

Dean · 10-21-2004, 08:13 AM

an impact (preferably 3/8") on a light setting can do wonders on getting these bleeders loose when stuck.

You can't put much torque on these since they are hollow. They will break off very easy.

hyperformance · 10-21-2004, 11:26 AM

i just picked up a 67 2wd swb. while bleeding the drums on it it squirted me in the face, you're right, burns like hell in the eyes. it was nothing compared to the ear full i got later though

. i was having a ton of trouble with the front bleeders, between the backing plate and the spindle i couldn't get a wrench on them for nothing. anybody have any tips?

10-21-2004, 01:04 AM	#1
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Is this the drum bleeder bolt? Ok just wanna make sure I am on the right page here. Is this the bleeder nut for a drum brake? Thanks Attached Images __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

10-21-2004, 01:37 AM	#2
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Yep all of mine were new when I got the truck from the previous owner. One of the few god things he did to the truck was buy all new hubs. How would I bleed the brakes on it? Got a step by step? Thanks __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

10-21-2004, 02:04 AM	#3
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	Have some one push the pedal down,and then open the bleeder until air/fluid stops coming out,andd then close the bleeder then release the pedal.Repeat until all you get is fluid from the bleeder.Do the wheel farthest from the master cylinder first,and work to the nearest one. You can use a bottle with a piece of clear hose that will fit over the bleeder,and put some fluid in the bottle,open the bleeder,put on end of the hose on the bleeder,the other in the bottle in the fluid,and pump until the air bubbles are gone,tighten the bleeder,and remove the hose __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

10-21-2004, 02:11 AM	#4
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Sounds good brainchild. I am hopefully getting the truck back from the tranny shop tomorrow so once its home I will bleed the brakes. Thanks __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

10-21-2004, 02:20 AM	#5
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	No problem,good luck.It's a messy job sometimes,but it has to be done. __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

10-21-2004, 07:57 AM	#6
GMC AMI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Other Maine! Posts: 2,236	Be sure to wear safty glasses, if you ever get brake fluid in your eyes you will never forget it, burns like hell! __________________ 1968 Chevy 4x4 307 4 speed

10-21-2004, 08:13 AM	#7
Dean Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,492	an impact (preferably 3/8") on a light setting can do wonders on getting these bleeders loose when stuck. You can't put much torque on these since they are hollow. They will break off very easy.

10-21-2004, 11:26 AM	#8
hyperformance Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 47	i just picked up a 67 2wd swb. while bleeding the drums on it it squirted me in the face, you're right, burns like hell in the eyes. it was nothing compared to the ear full i got later though . i was having a ton of trouble with the front bleeders, between the backing plate and the spindle i couldn't get a wrench on them for nothing. anybody have any tips?

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