[Healeys] Bleeding brakes

[Michael]

Another important operation when it comes to drum brakes is the importance of correctly adjusting the shoe "rest" pins. If these rests are not adjusted so that the shoes are contacting the drums straight on it is impossible to get a hard pedal.

Michael S

-----Original Message-----
From: "Larry Varley" <varley at cosmos.net.au>
Sent: ‎4/‎07/‎2015 8:28 p.m.
To: "healeys at autox.team.net" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bleeding brakes

On the drum brake front cars the front brakes must be de adjusted first 
or you will probably never get all of the air out. It even says in the 
BN1 manual to do this. This pushes the pistons home and reduces the air 
in the wheel cylinders.
My method for doing it alone - attach about 6 feet of clear soft tube to 
the bleeder screw. Put the tube up higher than the car ( over a step 
ladder etc ) open the bleed screw slightly and slowly pump the pedal, 
then see the fluid come up the tube and keep going until no air bubbles 
are coming up though the fluid. Close the bleed screw and repeat on all 
wheel. Works every time.
Cheers
Larry Varley


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