RE: IML: bleeding disks
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RE: IML: bleeding disks



Also make sure you DO NOT pump up the pedal hard and then release the bleed valve.  It will take much longer to bleed the brakes and you will use more fluid.  Open the bleed valve first then gently push the pedal to the floor.  Then close the bleed valve and let the pedal return to normal position.  Repeat the process for each wheel until several pumps of clear brake fluid come out of the bleed valve.  Bleed the wheels in the following order:  RR, LR, RF, then LF.

 

The reason for doing it this way is to keep the air and fluid from mixing.  Once you put the two together under extreme pressure you get aerated brake fluid.  Then it’s nearly impossible to get all the air out and you will have spongy brakes.

 

Ken

 

 

 


From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Frederick Joslin
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 4:06 PM
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: IML: bleeding disks

 

I do not know that you should not have the engine running when bleeding the brakes other than for a safety issue.

Whe you apply power brakes you are changing the vacuum to the engine so it is reasonable for the engine to run a little differently.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve B."
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, chrisstroh@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: IML: bleeding disks
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:37:00 -0500


I'm bleeding my disks on my 67. With the
engine running, the pedal of course goes to the
floor until we start the bleeding process.
When I push the pedal to the floor, there is a
slight change in how the car runs. Does this
automatically mean that the booster is bad?
Should the engine have absolutely NO change
when the brakes are applied? Is it bad to bleed
the brakes while the engine is running?(I'm
taking advantage of the power brakes to pump
them).


Chris:
The car is not supposed to be running when
you bleed the brakes. The change in engine
idle would be expected if you were trying to
bleed with the engine running.

Steve B.


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