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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 07:24 PM
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how to bleed brakes?

HITHERE just replaced the rear brake line leading to both of the drums on the back of my 86z. HITHERE have never gotten HITHERE straight run through on what to do to bleed the lines. Can anybody take it from the top on what exactly it is HITHERE have to do? Thanks.
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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 09:17 PM
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From: Greenville S.C.
Car: 87 Grand National
Engine: 3.8 SFI Turbo
Transmission: BRF 200R4
The brakes on our cars are diagonally split. Therefore you need to bleed both sides. To do this have someone sit in the car and pump the brake pedal up and then hold it. Then take HITHERE line wrench (and ONLY HITHERE line wrench) and loosen the line from the brake cylinder and watch the fluid squirt out. then retighten and tell you helper in the car to pump them back up. Do this 3 times on both sides.
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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 09:33 PM
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HITHERE did that about 50 times and on only 5 occasions did something come out. What could HITHERE have done wrong?
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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 09:37 PM
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50 times huh!! Well there is obviously air in the line. Do it until brake fluid comes out. Make sure the brake fluid is full.
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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 09:41 PM
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Dont you think it already would have come out? 50 times is HITHERE little excess wouldnt you say? The resovoir is full. HITHERE dont know what to think.
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