Bleeding brake cylinders on M151A1

[harryhr]

I just replaced the master cylinder and wheel cylinders on my 1967 M151A1. I was recently told that I could not bleed the wheel cylinders by pumping the brake pedal (because it would destroy the rubber in the new cylinder's). How else would I bleed the brake system?

 

[NDT]

Who told you that mis information?

 

[MarkM]

You got some bad info. Easiest way is to have someone help you and bleed the brakes. Start with the wheel cylinder farthest from the master cylinder and work your way up.

Mark

 

[MarkM]

Who told you that mis information?

Don't forget to swap out the winter air in your tires for summer air.

 

[harryhr]

Who told you that mis information?

I went on line looking for diagrams showing wheel cylinders and brake lines, because I was getting ready to fill master cylinder and bleed brakes. I asked how I could do this by myself (bleed the brakes). That's the only answer I got.

 

[harryhr]

Bleeding the brakes using the brake pedal pumping action was the only way I was taught, kinda threw me off.
. Did not sound right to me. Just asking to double check. Oh, and by the way, when I was a young kid, I worked at a gas station, and did have a lady that would come in after winter to have her caris tires replaced with summer air and just before winter had her tires replaced with winter air.

 

[harryhr]

You got some bad info. Easiest way is to have someone help you and bleed the brakes. Start with the wheel cylinder farthest from the master cylinder and work your way up.

Mark

Thank you for the confirmation. Much appreciated.

 

[Mullaney]

Thank you for the confirmation. Much appreciated.

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AND, if you have a little time, and a trip to the hardware store...
Here is a power bleeder (see attached pics)



This one (down below) is the store bought version with a rubber bladder between the fluid and the air reservoir.

 

[harryhr]

Thanks for the info and pic's, much appreciated. I will check that out.

 

[Mullaney]

Thanks for the info and pic's, much appreciated. I will check that out.

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The home brew bleeder is a pretty good piece of equipment. It requires a fair amount of fluid to function - and whatever you do - don't let your fluid get too low. When it starts pushing air and bubbles, it will drive you crazy.
The steel ball (commercial bleeder) separates the fluid from the air with a rubber bladder...

 

[GopherHill]

Those steel ball bleeders are rare nowadays I think.