What would be a step by step process in bleeding all four brakes. Do the wheel cylinders have a bleeder to them. I own a 1962 ford thunderbird convertible. Thanks Larry
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Larry
This is part of a page from one of my favourite/useful books-"Motor Vehicle Technology for Mechanics" ISBN 0-333-60159-9
I am hoping this will help
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Excellent book and procedure, Peter. What I like is that it pertains to just about all cars.
Larry, do you have a Shop Manual for your car?Member, Sons of the American Revolution
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I guess the "slowly" part is what I have not done well. I guess this explains why I've gotten a much better bleed using a Mighty Vac.Comment
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Nothing beats an evacuate and fill process. It does a great job on all liquid-filled systems.
Filling manually, sometimes a 'dry' engines could have a 'bubble', preventing coolant from filling all the voids which can lead to overheating. Not with vacuum... ALL voids get filled and when the fill step completes, the liquid level stops perfectly at the top.
In brake systems, there is no need for 'bench bleeding' when using a vacuum. And, if a vacuum cannot be reached, it's a clear indication there is a plumbing leak somewhere; there is no reason to 'fill' until the leak is fixed. Same rules apply to A/C systems. - DaveMember, Sons of the American Revolution
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Purging out the brake system
Hi
I am wondering if I gave bad advice on the forum before concerning the brake light switch being rendered u/s by the process of flushing the hydraulic system, thereby creating a tiny air pocket in the switch.I remember that my brake lights did not work after I had to change the master cylinder but that I got the lights working once the brakes had been bled and also after I had used a plastic syringe to fill the switch with a small amount of brake fluid.This may just have been a fluke so I was wondering whether anyone else had had to do similar
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