So when I reworked the original brake system, I remember putting new goods in the old mc, some new hoses, an new line or two, filling the reservoir, and then started bleeding the system from the brake furthest from the mc, working my way towards the one closest to the mc. Now I have my snazzy dual cylinder mc with proportioning valve below it, all new lines (real soon) and the in line residual pressure valves. My question is, would this be the same process? I am wondering if to help fill things up right out of the gates if it would be okay to open the bleeder valves on each brake and then add fluid to the mc? My thinking is that it might allow fluid to seep into the lines before I started the bleeding process. Thoughts? Comments? You know I love them as much as pictures!
BleedingThe Brakes Yes Zig ; You can . Just be wary of dripping brake fluid as it almost *instantly* ruins the paint . If you can swing $50 ~ $75 , there are numerous nice pressure bleeders out there ~ I have and use one often , I love it . Rock hard HIGH brake pedal .
Zig, Gravity bleeding works good if the mc is on the firewall but if still on the frame the bleeders are usually higher than the mc so it's a no go. I have an ancient old Wagner bleeder ball but the other guys have bleeders that fasten to the bleeder valves and draw the fluid out by vacuum. Seem to work and the hand pumped ones are fairly cheap I think.
Thanks, guys! I will check and see what the stores have handy around here. The kind that pull the fluid through the line sounds like an awesome idea. I'd sure love to get this done this weekend, but I fear I will have too much school work to do. What's another week, right? I still can't believe that I am this close to getting it rolling. I'm REALLY looking forward to hitting the starter button!
