An editorial note: Inner & Outer Bleeders
When I started working on the calipers, it was my first time doing so. In addition, it was the first time I had ever bled brakes on a car. The …
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Bleeding the brakes
With the brake lines in and the calipers rebuilt, it was time to bleed the brakes. I opted for the old two person method so I grabbed my son and …
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Brake lines and Proportioning Valve Install
With the calipers rebuilt, it was time work on replacing the proportioning valve, caliper brake lines and the cross front brake line. It seemed pretty straight forward right until I …
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Rebuilding the Calipers
Once the parts came in, I started in on rebuilding the calipers. The back seals and pistons were not to bad when I opened them up. The calipers all had …
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Calipers, brake lines and proportioning valve, stop me if you’ve heard this one.
In the last post I talked about the master cylinder rebuild and the fact that the rebuild ultimately did not allow the brakes to bleed. While trying to diagnose the issue, …
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Master Cylinder Rebuild
With the car running well, the last piece of the puzzle was getting the brakes to work. In preparation for bleeding the brakes, I filled the master cylinder and didn’t …
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Pro tip: Check all the fluids when the car has been sitting for 23+ years….
Well, I learned a good lesson this weekend in patience and common sense. Friday night I went out an picked up a master cylinder bleed kit, a brake bleed kit …
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