brake project

If you are getting new wheel cylinders dont worry, they come with the bleeder screws installed. if you are having trouble removing and rusted brack fittings or bleeders heres a little trick that always works for me...use an acetalyne torch to heat the area around the fitting/bleed until it is nice and warm...use a heating tip not a cutting tip, and a small flame. when you get the fitting warm remove heat and dump some nice cold water on it. try to wrench free...if still stick repeat.

onto the bleeding. 2 mehtods with partner.

1. have him pump pedal and hold. you open bleeder a small bit. let air out. close and tell partner to pump and hold again. repeater. when stream is nice and fluidy open quickly and shut quickly one last time. dont for get to add fluid in between if bleeding is using alot of fluid.

2. open bleeder and let sit until dripping. have partner push pedal and hold. close bleeder. have partner release pedal. open bleeder, have partner push and hold pedal. close bleeder. repeat until no air. chk fluid.

in both instanced never open the bleeder very far. i prefer a quarter of a turn.

as a last resort if all else fails and you dont get new wheel cylinders. you can bleed at the hose where it meets the hard line on the body. air gets trapped in high spots. while this wont vacate all the air from you wheel cylinders it may get some of it out and give you a somewhat decent pedal.

hope this helped...

Stroker