The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Driveline brake question

I planning on replacing the steel brake line front passenger side on my 1964 3/4ton. When i disconnect the steel line from the T section that goes to the passenger side and to the rear brake lines, will all the fluid come out of the lines to the rear so i have to re-bleed the rear brake cylinders? or is their a way to stop that from happening?

Yes it will and no there's not!
Bleeding the brakes is easy enough tho...

Any time a brake line is disconnected, a bleed is in order.

yea i was just hopping i would have to bleed just the front passenger side. im putting in a new brake cylinder because the old bleeder screw was rusted on their too tight to bleed it. hopefully the others will be easier

When ever you bleed one, you should bleed them all until you get new fluid at each wheel. Brake fluid picks up moisture and should be changed.

Anyone have any tips or tricks to undoing stuck brake bleeder screws? Also the flex lines for the front flex brake hose when trying to put back on you have to twist it up tight making it a pain to put back on (we broke the last one trying to put it back on). any tips on that too?

Use a socket not a wrench on the bleeders. When you get it out, replace it with new - they are not expensive.

Connect the flex hose to the wheel cylander and then connect it to the steel line. Don't twist them up - especially if you are re-using an old line (which I never ever do). You'll put stress cracks in the rubber which can lead to breakage when you really stomp on the brakes, ie, when you really need to stop quick and you don't want them to fail.

ahh we did the brake cylinder first because the other side was still connected. your method seems to make a lot more sense.