IML: Brake System Bleeding
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IML: Brake System Bleeding



Per Mr. Kenyon Wills article on his Imperial restorations he used the following method to bleed brakes.  I ask the questions:
1.  Any discussions on how well this works as a "one man bleeder system on the cheap"?  Seems to me like a real nice way to do this.
2.  Did the connection with the valve installed on the master cylinder cap get accomplished with a screwed-on fitting at the air hose?
 I want to try this on my '57 but of course the master cylinder is hard to get to and adding fluid during this process is a pain also.  Any suggestions?
 
Tim Hogan
 
 
 "The other thing that I did was to go to the local tire place and get a metal tire stem that is threaded with a rubber grommet that is intended for custom rims. I drilled a hole in the cap of the Master Cylinder and installed it there. I then dialed down the pressure level on my compressor to about 20 pounds of air pressure. Once the new brake parts were installed, I opened the passenger side bleeder screw and used compressed, low pressure air to force the fluid in the master cylinder through the lines. When fluid started to come out the rear wheel cylinder, I went back and tightened it down. I then loosened the other rear wheel, then did the passenger side front next, with driver’s side front being last so as to always be working on the wheel farthest from the master cylinder before working my way closer to avoid residual air bubbles in the system."


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