How to bleed rear brakes

[teedawg]

I had to rebuild my driver's side rear brake caliper due to it leaking fluid. I can't the caliper to bleed the air out. I know about the proportion valve, but I'm still baffled. My vette is a '69. Thanks.

 

[wishuwerehere82]

Start with the inner right rear, then outer right rear.
Don't forget the calipers have two halves and the inner one needs to be bled first.
Then do the left rears.
The Right fronts.
And finish with the left fronts.

The theory is you do the farthest from the Master cylinder and work your way back to the shortest lines.

Then drive it around the block and do it again. This will shake all the air bubbles out of the pistons and allow them to be bled out of the bleeders.

 

[Dave L.]

Start with the inner right rear, then outer right rear.
Don't forget the calipers have two halves and the inner one needs to be bled first.
Then do the left rears.
The Right fronts.
And finish with the left fronts.

The theory is you do the farthest from the Master cylinder and work your way back to the shortest lines.

Then drive it around the block and do it again. This will shake all the air bubbles out of the pistons and allow them to be bled out of the bleeders.

GM shop manual states the following sequence...LH rear inner/outer - RH rear inner/outer - LH front - RH front.Get one of these..http://www.motiveproducts.com/ best money you'll ever spend for brake bleeding. One man operation. I flush my entire system every 2 years and it only takes about 10 minutes!

 

[teedawg]

Thanks for help!!!! Being able to stop is a good thing.

 

[wishuwerehere82]

Do what Dave L says, my memory is failing me.