1963 Thunderbird Front Brake Bleeding

2935ford

2935ford

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Anyone know where one can pick up original style front brake cylinders with the angled nipple for bleeding?
 
Well guess not......so, we take another approach and bleed them with the backing plates not attached to the spindles.
 
Don't need angle bleeder. Got a Mityvac? Just plug in correct size clear plastic tubing at the bleeder screw (open the screw a little first). Then start pumping the mityvac. Best thing about it is that you can do it all without a second person pushing down the brake pedal. But you do need to get up after bleeding each cyl and check fluid level in the master cyl. Its definitely the way to go when you don't have any help. I've built two complete automobiles here and nobody ever knew about it until one day, a complete car rolled out of the garage. Hey, where did that come from ???
 
Thanks.
If I could get a hose on the bleeder screw....I'd be in but....you can not get a hose on it. That's why they used the angled screws.
I'm going to get the master cyl installed get fluid to all corners then let gravity do its thing for a few days.
 
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