Did you know that you can bleed the left rear wheel by yourself? You can
sit in the driver's seat, pump the pedal, and work the bleeder valve with a
wrench in your left hand. Try that in a Cadillac.
Seriously, a few years ago I installed Speed-Bleeders all around,
and every spring (or two) I do a full bleed-flush of the braking system,
which takes maybe 20 minutes. Before starting, be sure to suck
out all the old, moisture-laden fluid from the reservoir and replace it
with fresh. A turkey baster comes in handy for this.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 11:43 PM 3/31/2006 -0800, Nick Moseley wrote:
>If you're going crazy waiting for the driving season, and wondering what to do
>in the meantime, unless you have silicon fluid, it may be an idea to change
>your brake fluid. Better that than a seized caliper generating heat, cooking
>the wheel bearing grease out and then the axle stub. BTDT on another car,
>that's why when I noticed the loose rubber seal on this car, it was time to
>try a rebuild.
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