Sunan
Jul 29th, 05, 09:58 AM
I have just bled the rear drum brakes on my 67 camaro. And I have bled the right front brake drum, seemed to go fine. Now I want to bleed the Left front brake and the bleeder is rusted and it is stripped? What should I do?
Thanks
Everett#2390
Jul 29th, 05, 11:12 AM
Attach a pair of Vise-Grips and snatch it open. If fails, replace the wheel cylinder.
It can be done with minimal amount of fluid loss. The hose is the last thing to disconnect, loosen it while the cylinder is bolted to the backing plate, but finger tight for the swap.
When the hose is expected to be uncoupled, place finger over the end of the hose, place new cylinder in place and thread onto hose. Finish fastening cylinder to backing plate, and gravity bleed cylinder. Clean area with Brakleen. Assemble brake.
Sunan
Jul 29th, 05, 11:21 AM
thanks everett. I will try that this weekend.
DenRS
Jul 31st, 05, 06:12 AM
i had a similar problem on my 69 when it had drums all around. I couldn't get one fitting off due to crap and rust on the right front. Using a regular wrench just kept stripping the fitting. I went to advance auto and they had a wrench specifically designed for drum brake fittings. It fit great between the spindle and fitting and it came right off. I think the wrench was around 7-8 bucks, but worth it in my opinion since I still have rear drum brakes.