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Re: [Healeys] Bleeding brakes

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bleeding brakes
From: Michael <michael.salter@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2015 21:04:12 -0400
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Another important operation when it comes to drum brakes is the importance =
of correctly adjusting the shoe "rest" pins. If these rests are not adjuste=
d so that the shoes are contacting the drums straight on it is impossible t=
o get a hard pedal.

Michael S

-----Original Message-----
From: "Larry Varley" <varley@cosmos.net.au>
Sent: =E2=80=8E4/=E2=80=8E07/=E2=80=8E2015 8:28 p.m.
To: "healeys@autox.team.net" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bleeding brakes

On the drum brake front cars the front brakes must be de adjusted first=20
or you will probably never get all of the air out. It even says in the=20
BN1 manual to do this. This pushes the pistons home and reduces the air=20
in the wheel cylinders.
My method for doing it alone - attach about 6 feet of clear soft tube to=20
the bleeder screw. Put the tube up higher than the car ( over a step=20
ladder etc ) open the bleed screw slightly and slowly pump the pedal,=20
then see the fluid come up the tube and keep going until no air bubbles=20
are coming up though the fluid. Close the bleed screw and repeat on all=20
wheel. Works every time.
Cheers
Larry Varley


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=3Dutf-8"></head><body><div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; =
font-size: 11pt;">Another important operation when it comes to drum brakes =
is the importance of correctly adjusting the shoe "rest" pins. If these res=
ts are not adjusted so that the shoes are contacting the drums straight on =
it is impossible to get a hard pedal.<br><br>Michael S</div></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><hr><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11p=
t; font-weight: bold;">From: </span><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,san=
s-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href=3D"mailto:varley@cosmos.net.au";>Larry Va=
rley</a></span><br><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-siz=
e: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Sent: </span><span style=3D"font-family: Calib=
ri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">=E2=80=8E4/=E2=80=8E07/=E2=80=8E2015 8:28 =
p.m.</span><br><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 1=
1pt; font-weight: bold;">To: </span><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,san=
s-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healey=
s@autox.team.net</a></span><br><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-ser=
if; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Subject: </span><span style=3D"fon=
t-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Re: [Healeys] Bleeding brak=
es</span><br><br></div>On the drum brake front cars the front brakes must b=
e de adjusted first <br>or you will probably never get all of the air out. =
It even says in the <br>BN1 manual to do this. This pushes the pistons home=
 and reduces the air <br>in the wheel cylinders.<br>My method for doing it =
alone - attach about 6 feet of clear soft tube to <br>the bleeder screw. Pu=
t the tube up higher than the car ( over a step <br>ladder etc ) open the b=
leed screw slightly and slowly pump the pedal, <br>then see the fluid come =
up the tube and keep going until no air bubbles <br>are coming up though th=
e fluid. Close the bleed screw and repeat on all <br>wheel. Works every tim=
e.<br>Cheers<br>Larry Varley<br><br><br>___________________________________=
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