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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Beginner / Repair => Topic started by: jow003 on June 18, 2010, 06:43:24 AM
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this makes me feel kinda incompetent but o well. I need to bleed the brakes but i dont really know how to doit. any pointers? how much fluid should i have on hand? thanks in advance
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Bleeding brakes is best done with 2 people. one pumping the brakes, and one opening bleeders. you have to pump the brakes up, then hold pressure while you or your helper opens a bleeder to let air out, close it, then let off the brake pedal and repeat until ONLY brake fluid comes out of the bleeder. do this on each caliper. how mcuh fluid you need on hand depends greatly on how much air is in the lines.
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so...
-connect lines
-fill resevoir (sp?)
-pump brakes
-loosen bleeder to let bubbles out(what does that look like?)
that seems easy enough
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I usually use a piece of tubing on the bleeder to hold some brake fluid, which makes it easier to see the air bubbles. think about air bubbles in water, looks the same as that basically.
btw DO NOT get brake fluid on paint. stuff is freakin corrosive and WILL DESTROY paint. it'll eat down to metal.
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my pain isnt something to be savored haha but noted
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You want to start on the brake line that has the most distance to travel first. So probably drivers rear, passenger rear, passenger front drivers front.
It might be worth it to pick up a brake bleeder kit from your local Harbor Freight so you get a nice catch bottle.
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will do, hopin to have it rollin tonight!
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Btw, vacuum bleeders are GREAT.
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i belive on a samurai the passenger rear has the most distance to travle
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i belive on a samurai the passenger rear has the most distance to travle
Is your Samurai right hand drive or left hand drive? The left side rear has the longest lines.
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i just relized my error. the brake lines travle down the right side making the left side the farthest to travle. sorry guys
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when i put on my SPOA i had to add brake extensions (2 of em for the rear) but i have stripped the bleeder nut on the rear passenger side trying to get it loose. started with a socket and then vice grips to no avail, can i bleed it at the bottom of the extension i put on ??? or would that not help
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Won't help, because you still have air in the cylinder. Buy a new brake cylinder, the're cheap. Like $20.
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That won't help, go get a rebuilt wheel cylinder and be done with it, in
fact go get 2, they don't cost that much and then it will all be new
Wild
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i dont think its the wheel/brake cyninder. the bleeder nipple is what i mean, its rusted/corroded such that PB blast and vice grips do nothing but strip it. if thats what yall are talkin about then its me, ill try and snap a pic when i get home this afternoon
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Yes, but to replace the bleeder you have to buy the whole brake cylinder. It comes attached when you buy one.
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That is correct, bite the bullet and replace them, unless you can remove
and replace the bleeder, replace the wheel cylinder
Wild
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http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/1987-Suzuki-Samurai/Brake-Bleeder-Screw/_/N-iiv3lZ8knge (http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/1987-Suzuki-Samurai/Brake-Bleeder-Screw/_/N-iiv3lZ8knge)
Bleed screws are available separately from most parts stores
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took off the hub and everything was nasty as you can see in the pic, put a little fluid in and pushed the brake pedal and you'd a thought there was a water gun in there it sprayed so bad. got a new one, $15 at autozone, and so far so good. any ideas on how to get a bleeder off/out when its been stripped by box end/vice grips?
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any ideas on how to get a bleeder off/out when its been stripped by box end/vice grips?
I'd use an "easyout" or something similar - start by very carefully drilling the hole in the bleed nipple larger & larger until you get the easy out in.
Or just replace the entire wheel cylinder.
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i thought i had to get it off to replace it, may just do that and save the headache. my first one took 2-3 hours, 2nd only about 45min
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Go to autozone and get them to look up the part, then take a look at it
so you know what it looks like and how it's all together, like the bleeder
is part of the wheel cylinder.
That's why we kept telling you to just get a new wheel cylinder, it is the
fast easy way to fix your problem, but if you want to do this the hard way
I won't stand in your way ;) , You asked for help, and the best way was
given, but you have to follow the suggestion or beat your own path, the
choice is yours, and a learning experience along the way
Wild