[Healeys] Brake theory -100/4 Front BLeed Screws

[David Nock]

YES the bleed screws on the front wheel cylinders do go on the lower  
port of the wheel cylinder. If you install them as you would think  
they should you will not get a solid brake pedal. Don't ask me why  
but I did install them with the bleed screw once a long time ago and  
I learned the hard way. The manufacurers did something for a reason  
and some times it just doesn't pay to try and re invent the wheel.

Looking at other cars with Girling front drum brakes, they all have  
the bleed screws on the upper fitting on the wheel cylinders. The  
change seems to have come when Girling went to Disc Brakes.





David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767

www.britishcarspecialists.com

Please feel free to view an interview with the Nock's in 2009
	Enjoy	
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOTTRYkbQzs
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On Oct 16, 2012, at 6:53 AM, Richard Ewald wrote:

> You have two choices
> 1. Turn the car upside down to bleed the brakes
> 2. Swap the cylinders to the correct sides and then bleed the  
> brakes right
> side up.
> Don't feel bad, I have seen professional mechanics make this same  
> mistake.
>
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:26 PM, <fiat500f at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> OK, so the question brought up in the previous comments is this:   
>> Since the
>> wheel cylinder bleeder fittings are on the BOTTOM of the  
>> cylinders, and the
>> air is obviously at the TOP of the cylinder, how do folks get the  
>> air out?
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