Thanks for the compliment, though my "success" has absolutely nothing to do
with skill or experience. I usually have a "real" mechanic do the important
things like brakes, but during my program of changing out all rubber hoses,
I replaced the vacuum line to the brake booster, and when I "tested" the
system the master cylinder gave it up. Since I couldn't drive it, I was
forced to make the repairs myself.
I purchased a bleeder kit from NAPA (~$7.00), that included a small bottle
and short length of plastic hose that attaches to the bleeder valve. By the
way, my wife was an immense help in pumping the brakes. This would be a
lengthy job if I had to do it alone.
Sorry I don't have any tricks to pass along.
Scott Shean
78 Royale
Baton Rouge, LA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gmcmotorhome
> [mailto
wner-gmcmotorhome]On Behalf Of
> jdolan
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 3:46 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: Re: GMC: Disc brake bleeding
>
>
> First... you did real well Scott. "at least an hour...", I've heard
> stories of a lot longer than that around here. I've bled brakes before,
> but after hearing the stories told here, by otherwise brilliant and
> nimble fingered GMCers, I had just about decided to do all the brake work
> myself and then strike a deal with someone with access to some truck/bus
> bleeding equipment who does this routinely, to stop by my driveway some
> night on his way home, and make himself some fast (maybe even legal)
> cash, right there in my driveway.
>
> Anyone see anything in Scott's technique that we can adopt? Maybe the
> name and manufacturer of the bleeder you used Scott. Could it be that
> little, if any, air was introduced into the *rest* of the system since
> you replace the rear-rear hoses?
>
> --
> "I do whatever my Rice Krispies tell me to..." John said from inside a
> 1974 Glacier
>
>
with skill or experience. I usually have a "real" mechanic do the important
things like brakes, but during my program of changing out all rubber hoses,
I replaced the vacuum line to the brake booster, and when I "tested" the
system the master cylinder gave it up. Since I couldn't drive it, I was
forced to make the repairs myself.
I purchased a bleeder kit from NAPA (~$7.00), that included a small bottle
and short length of plastic hose that attaches to the bleeder valve. By the
way, my wife was an immense help in pumping the brakes. This would be a
lengthy job if I had to do it alone.
Sorry I don't have any tricks to pass along.
Scott Shean
78 Royale
Baton Rouge, LA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gmcmotorhome
> [mailto
wner-gmcmotorhome]On Behalf Of> jdolan
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 3:46 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: Re: GMC: Disc brake bleeding
>
>
> First... you did real well Scott. "at least an hour...", I've heard
> stories of a lot longer than that around here. I've bled brakes before,
> but after hearing the stories told here, by otherwise brilliant and
> nimble fingered GMCers, I had just about decided to do all the brake work
> myself and then strike a deal with someone with access to some truck/bus
> bleeding equipment who does this routinely, to stop by my driveway some
> night on his way home, and make himself some fast (maybe even legal)
> cash, right there in my driveway.
>
> Anyone see anything in Scott's technique that we can adopt? Maybe the
> name and manufacturer of the bleeder you used Scott. Could it be that
> little, if any, air was introduced into the *rest* of the system since
> you replace the rear-rear hoses?
>
> --
> "I do whatever my Rice Krispies tell me to..." John said from inside a
> 1974 Glacier
>
>
