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Bleeding Drum Brakes
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I'm bleeding the four wheel drum brakes on my 67 c10. I cant get any fluid out of the the right rear brake. Is there a pin or something that I need to depress on the distribution block. I tried with a vacuum bleeder hooked to my air compressor with no luck at all. Any tips would be appreciated. Thank you! Last edited by j1970GMC; 03-11-2012 at 11:27 PM. |
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Re: Bleeding Drum Brakes
Sounds like ur wheel cylinder is plugged? Do u have someone holding the brake pedal down for u while u crack the bleeder? If nothing coming out of the bleeder, try cracking the line connection to the wheel cylinder and if u get fluid then u need a new wheel cylinder
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Re: Bleeding Drum Brakes
Are the brakes vacuum or hydro boosted?
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Re: Bleeding Drum Brakes
Definitely have to try bleeding with a helper. Those vacuum bleeders rarely work right and are slow.
That said, replacing the wheel cylinder will be cheap insurance.
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Re: Bleeding Drum Brakes
i have no problems with vacuum bleeders ,but i used the jar trick when bleeding brakes
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I bought the kit from Harbor Freight. Maybe I'm not using it right, although I've read the directions like four times... |
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Re: Bleeding Drum Brakes
Well I would try it with a helper once, just so you can rule out the bleeder if that's what it is.
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Re: Bleeding Drum Brakes
Whats the reason you are having to bleed the brakes,new mc,new brake lines?
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Will try with a helper hopefully tonight. I don't feel like I tried it enough yesterday to really give it a shot. Thanks for the help everyone! |
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Re: Bleeding Drum Brakes
Two words ... ~speed bleeders~ ... will make the job a breeze.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/RUS-639590/
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Re: Bleeding Drum Brakes
I have also encountered plugged bleed screws. I removed the screw and used a tiny drill bit, compressed air etc to clean it. Just a thought.
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Re: Bleeding Drum Brakes
I had the same problem on my 70 chevelle. Come to find out one of the lines was completely plugged up with 40 years worth of crud. Something to consider if a new wheel cylinder doesn't do the trick.
Speed bleeders are nice. I got mine from O'Reilly's or autozone.
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Re: Bleeding Drum Brakes
The fluid in the old master cylinder is really, really nasty. I've never seen brake fluid like this. It looks like transmission fluid.
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Re: Bleeding Drum Brakes
Well I was having the same problem on my chevy. They're hydro boost, I bled the front brakes just fine, and then I went to bleed the rear and nothing would come out. So I had my helper start the truck so the hydro boost would work and it blew out the brake line on the frame which was plugged with rust and rusted out.
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Re: Bleeding Drum Brakes
Replace the rubber brake line located at the rear end...........they always look fine from the outside but collapsed on the inside.
replace it and it should be fine..........it happens all the time
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Re: Bleeding Drum Brakes
So my brother just came over and we did about 10 minutes of bleeding the old fashioned way.
It worked like a charm. I tried the vacuum bleeder I bought again and no luck. I tried my brother's manual vacuum pump and that did not work either. It looks like the only way to do it is the time consuming way. I tried to get speed bleeders at the Kragen store during lunch and they didn't have them... Thanks so much for all the help guys. |
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