Need to bleed breaks

[jworm420]

ok... i put new drums on my 88 accord, they work great, wasnt that hard to do once i got a couple 8mm bolts to drive the drums off... well im not real positive on how to bleed the breaks, ive seen my brother do it a couple times but i have never done it my self.... so if any of you have some good pointers please tell me, thank you

[95cord]

Originally Posted by jworm420

ok... i put new drums on my 88 accord, they work great, wasnt that hard to do once i got a couple 8mm bolts to drive the drums off... well im not real positive on how to bleed the breaks, ive seen my brother do it a couple times but i have never done it my self.... so if any of you have some good pointers please tell me, thank you

first off you need to people to do this. one persone needs to be in the car to pump the brakes and the other needs to be at the brake drum.
the person in the car needs to pump the brake pedal about 5 times and hold the pedal to the floor on the last pump. as he holds the pedal to the floor open the bleeder valve located on the rear of the drum and then close the vavle just before the fluid stops coming open( so the valve should only be open about 3 seconds) continue this untill there is no longer any air coming out repeat this on all brakes.

[jeffcoslacker]

You should'nt need to bleed them unless you replaced hydraulic components or ran the master out of fluid. You can bleed them without a helper, but it sure speeds things up to have help. When I worked alone in the shop, I'd just take the lid off the master cylinder, fill it, and open the bleeder screw. tap the caliper or wheel cylinder lightly to get bubbles clinging inside them to dislodge. When fluid comes out without bubbles, close the bleeder, fill the master, and repeat until the pedal feels firm.

You can also do this trick. You put a small tube on the bleeder, and run it down to a jar full of clean brake fluid on the ground. Pump the pedal slowly, and the air will purge and draw fluid in with each stroke. When the pedal begins to show some resistance, close the bleeder and check the pedal travel and feel. Repeat if needed.

[jeffcoslacker]

If you have a helper to help you bleed them, close the bleeder before the fluid stops coming from it, to make sure no air is drawn in when the brake pedal bottoms out. Bottoming out isn't good for the master cylinder either.

[jworm420]

ive herd the trick befor with the jar, And ive helped my brother bleed breaks befor (i pumped the pedal lol) But wasnt qwite positive, ill probably try to do that tonight. thanks