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| | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 62 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 62 | Bleeding brakes on 1948 1/2 ton, if i push pedal from top to bottom how many times can i go up and down with the pedal before i have to fill the receiver?With out letting to much air into the receiver ,original brake system.Thanks | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Not to many. A lot depends on how much fluid you're bleeding
out. The stock MC reservoir doesn't hold much fluid and it can
empty pretty quick if you've got a lot of air in the lines.
DG
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 | I fill the master cylinder after I bleed each wheel. Takes a little more time but you won't run out and pump a bunch of air into the system. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 | Yep, it's a pain. Try bleeding one like mine that has 8 wheel cylinders.
57 GMC LCF 370 55 John Deere 40-W 59 John Deere 430-W 2000 GMC 4x4 56 John Deere 420-W Pix on Photobucket | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,420 ODSS President | | ODSS President Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,420 | Do yourself a favor and buy a set of SPEED BLEEDERS, best money you'll ever spend.
~ Cosmo
1949 Chevy Half Ton
Rocinante, like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities.
"...my good horse Rocinante, mine eternal and inseparable companion in all my journeys and courses." ...Don Quixote, Cervantes
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."...Yogi Berra
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." ...Eric Hoffer
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | I'll second that Cosmo. The only problem with the speed bleeders
is you still need to get the wife out in the garage cuz you
can't see when the bubbles quit in the jar. I've tried a mirror
but having someone at the wheel watching for a solid stream is
the best.
DG
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,420 ODSS President | | ODSS President Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,420 | Denny,
That's how I get my exercise, I do about 3-4 rounds per wheel every year to purge out the old and introduce the new. BTW, my tubing is clear, I don't look for bubbles in the jar, I look for them in the clear line, works great!
~ Cosmo
1949 Chevy Half Ton
Rocinante, like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities.
"...my good horse Rocinante, mine eternal and inseparable companion in all my journeys and courses." ...Don Quixote, Cervantes
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."...Yogi Berra
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." ...Eric Hoffer
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