Durango Manual Brake Bleeding Procedure from Factory Manual (Anyone Clarify?)
#1
11-03-2013, 02:36 PM
Durango Manual Brake Bleeding Procedure from Factory Manual (Anyone Clarify?)
Hi everyone,
Hoping someone could shed a little light on the manual brake bleeding procedure from the factory manual. I am trying to bleed a newly flared brake line (right front).
The question I have is in step 1 it says to fill reservoir and then open up the bleeder screw till fluid starts flowing from the caliper. Does this mean to leave the cap off of the master cylinder till the fluid starts to flow out of the bleeder screw? Instructions never say to replace the cap. Instructions are below...
Manual says:
MANUAL BLEEDING
(1) Remove reservoir filler caps and fill reservoir.
(2) If calipers, or wheel cylinders were overhauled,
open all caliper and wheel cylinder bleed screws.
Then close each bleed screw as fluid starts to drip
from it. Top off master cylinder reservoir once more
before proceeding
(3) Attach one end of bleed hose to bleed screw
and insert opposite end in glass container partially
filled with brake fluid (Fig. 11). Be sure end of bleed
hose is immersed in fluid.
(4) Open up bleeder, then have a helper press
down the brake pedal. Once the pedal is down close
the bleeder. Repeat bleeding until fluid stream is
clear and free of bubbles. Then move to the next
wheel.
Hoping someone could shed a little light on the manual brake bleeding procedure from the factory manual. I am trying to bleed a newly flared brake line (right front).
The question I have is in step 1 it says to fill reservoir and then open up the bleeder screw till fluid starts flowing from the caliper. Does this mean to leave the cap off of the master cylinder till the fluid starts to flow out of the bleeder screw? Instructions never say to replace the cap. Instructions are below...
Manual says:
MANUAL BLEEDING
(1) Remove reservoir filler caps and fill reservoir.
(2) If calipers, or wheel cylinders were overhauled,
open all caliper and wheel cylinder bleed screws.
Then close each bleed screw as fluid starts to drip
from it. Top off master cylinder reservoir once more
before proceeding
(3) Attach one end of bleed hose to bleed screw
and insert opposite end in glass container partially
filled with brake fluid (Fig. 11). Be sure end of bleed
hose is immersed in fluid.
(4) Open up bleeder, then have a helper press
down the brake pedal. Once the pedal is down close
the bleeder. Repeat bleeding until fluid stream is
clear and free of bubbles. Then move to the next
wheel.
#3
11-20-2013, 11:57 AM
I think the manual is making it sound overly complicated. Here's a simpler version:
1) Make sure the fluid reservoir is full and never let it get low while bleeding (<-- very important)
2) loosen bleeder screw on a caliper/wheel cylinder, have someone press the pedal down and hold it, tighten the bleeder screw, let pedal up, repeat until you get no bubble and good pedal feel. It won't hurt to start the engine and do it with the power brakes to bleed them a few times either. Again, make sure to keep an eye on the fluid reservoir's level.
1) Make sure the fluid reservoir is full and never let it get low while bleeding (<-- very important)
2) loosen bleeder screw on a caliper/wheel cylinder, have someone press the pedal down and hold it, tighten the bleeder screw, let pedal up, repeat until you get no bubble and good pedal feel. It won't hurt to start the engine and do it with the power brakes to bleed them a few times either. Again, make sure to keep an eye on the fluid reservoir's level.
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11-23-2013, 02:32 PM
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This is very important. On some vehicles when you start to depress the pedal, you get a little squirt of fluid out of the compensating port into the resevoir. With the cap off, it can squirt on to the underside of your hood and by the way, if you didn't know, brake fluid makes a great paint stripper.