Brake Question
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Brake Question Hey guys, i bought some new drilled and slotted rotors and they will be here friday, but anyway i was going to take the calipers off and get my best freinds dad to powder coat them, i was wandering if you can bleed calipers like you can a drum brake, and if so how much brake fluid would i need and would i do it the same as i would a drum brake? because i have done that before.. thanks guys
I've never bled a drum so I guess I will just say how you do the disk...
Take off the cap to the brake fluid reservoir. You will periodically put fluid into the reservoir to replace what bleeds and to make sure it doesn't go dry. There is a bleeder with a nipple covered by a rubber dust boot on the caliper. The dust boot flips off and exposes the nipple. Just put some tubing over it and into whatever you have to catch the old fluid then loosen the bleeder with a wrench on the hex part. If the master cylinder is above the caliper, then it will gravity bleed. Otherwise you can have an assistant pump the brakes and push down and hold while you loosen the bleeder, then when the flow slows tighten it back up and have them repeat. Or alternatively there are various methods to a one-man brake bleed, the simplest of which is to submerge the tip of the tubing into a bottle with a little brake fluid in the bottom and pump the brake pedal yourself. If you do that correctly you will not get air into the caliper.
I think I used 1/4 in clear fuel line that I bought at the auto store the last time I bled mine. The repair guide says 3/16 tubing. If you nearly empty the reservoir before you start you can bleed the system maybe with just a quart. I bought 2 of the 32oz bottles when I did mine last though.
Take off the cap to the brake fluid reservoir. You will periodically put fluid into the reservoir to replace what bleeds and to make sure it doesn't go dry. There is a bleeder with a nipple covered by a rubber dust boot on the caliper. The dust boot flips off and exposes the nipple. Just put some tubing over it and into whatever you have to catch the old fluid then loosen the bleeder with a wrench on the hex part. If the master cylinder is above the caliper, then it will gravity bleed. Otherwise you can have an assistant pump the brakes and push down and hold while you loosen the bleeder, then when the flow slows tighten it back up and have them repeat. Or alternatively there are various methods to a one-man brake bleed, the simplest of which is to submerge the tip of the tubing into a bottle with a little brake fluid in the bottom and pump the brake pedal yourself. If you do that correctly you will not get air into the caliper.
I think I used 1/4 in clear fuel line that I bought at the auto store the last time I bled mine. The repair guide says 3/16 tubing. If you nearly empty the reservoir before you start you can bleed the system maybe with just a quart. I bought 2 of the 32oz bottles when I did mine last though.
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