Hey mike My Grandfather was a mechanic and very very smart.He came up with a simple method for one man brake bleeding and he taught me back in the early 60's,You take a small oil squirt can and fill with brake fluid attach a rubber brake hose to it and then open the master and attach the rubber hose to the bleeder and pump the fluid to the master,you start at the farthest bleeder and work your way to the closest one and you will have no air left in the lines.
Always did the bleeding with the end of the bleeding hose stuck into some fluid in a jar so you could catch the fluid and see the air bubbles until there are no more. Also was taught to start bleeding from the furthest wheel from the master and work to the closest.
Two yr old post,hope ur still listening.I have the same master cyl,has the bolt on top.I thought it was a fill,but it dont seem to want to take fluid very fast.I tried to take the hex off,but it was super tight and didn't know if it was supposed to come off
maybe i'm wrong but shouldn't that return spring pull towards the front of the car,because it looks like its actually pulling the brake on instead of off
No, you're not wrong. I saw it right away and thought someone else had probably mentioned it. I thought maybe he was just wanting to find out if anybody was paying attention. :)
Any body have any advice on how to do this when the body is on the frame? There is very little room between the body and the top of the master cylinder. Adding fluid is an issue. Any thoughts?
Nice work Matt but for safety you should have put a dual chamber master cylinder. With a single you will lose the front and back brakes at the same time.
I am trying to bleed my brakes and I have fluid spewing out of the top of the master cylinder filler plug air hole?? Why is that? I see your rear brake lines are higher than the master cylinder also. I thought my master cylinder was too low. Any suggestions? THanks
I know that we're dealing with old iron, but damned, I can't believe that there's not a dual reservoir master-cylinder being used. I'm old enough to have owned several cars that were single reservoir M/C systems and I can tell you that a blown seal or leak anywhere in the system will lead to scary or dangerous moments. It happened to me in a 1960 Rambler American coming off of the interstate in urban traffic, luckily I got stopped before rear-ending somebody. Having done hundreds of brake jobs throughout my 50+ years of turning wrenches, I thought that I'd see just what you were doing here; I'm disappointed as I didn't see any kind of procedure for doing these brakes. There was nothing for an amateur to learn from this video, such as how to do the self bleeding and the importance of starting from the line that's the longest distance from the master-cylinder. How about saying something about a spongy pedal and it indicating that there's air still in the system? All that we saw was the master cylinder being filled, lines being hooked up and you with a wrench at a couple of the wheels, nothing specific. In total this was a very vague video about a serious matter that can kill you if it isn't right. I gave you a thumbs up because I'm a subscriber and I like you, but I've got to say that this video is damned near what you'd call, "click bait".
The hardest part……getting 90% of the air out and you don’t show it. Lol. How did you get the 90% air out. With this system all 4 lines are connected. Hard getting the sir out with a small pump
It's funny how I would never watch a brake bleeding video on RUclips, but you throw the word Hot Rod in there and I'm hooked!
Hey mike My Grandfather was a mechanic and very very smart.He came up with a simple method for one man brake bleeding and he taught me back in the early 60's,You take a small oil squirt can and fill with brake fluid attach a rubber brake hose to it and then open the master and attach the rubber hose to the bleeder and pump the fluid to the master,you start at the farthest bleeder and work your way to the closest one and you will have no air left in the lines.
Always did the bleeding with the end of the bleeding hose stuck into some fluid in a jar so you could catch the fluid and see the air bubbles until there are no more. Also was taught to start bleeding from the furthest wheel from the master and work to the closest.
Two yr old post,hope ur still listening.I have the same master cyl,has the bolt on top.I thought it was a fill,but it dont seem to want to take fluid very fast.I tried to take the hex off,but it was super tight and didn't know if it was supposed to come off
maybe i'm wrong but shouldn't that return spring pull towards the front of the car,because it looks like its actually pulling the brake on instead of off
No, you're not wrong. I saw it right away and thought someone else had probably mentioned it. I thought maybe he was just wanting to find out if anybody was paying attention. :)
Yeah, I noticed that too.
As a rockabilly (Greaser) I really dig everything you’ve got in this channel
It seems the spring on the brake pedal acts to apply the brakes. Correct me if I am wrong. Love the car!
It provides light pressure to keep the pedal from swinging forward and out of position.
Any body have any advice on how to do this when the body is on the frame? There is very little room between the body and the top of the master cylinder. Adding fluid is an issue. Any thoughts?
I enjoy watching you guys work thanks for the great content. Why didn't you upgrade to a duel master cylinder?
Looking good Matt, looking forward to seeing the free T and you guys at Boxboro
Nice work Matt but for safety you should have put a dual chamber master cylinder. With a single you will lose the front and back brakes at the same time.
almost ready to rock n roll
It looks like the clutch will not be hydraulic. I'm guessing that the clutch pedal is part of the brake set up even though it's manual?
Hey Matt, what is the brake light switch that you are using? Love the build can't wait to see the finished car.
Hey Paul it's actually just a stock-style Ford Pressure switch. Done just like stock! -Matt/ITG
I am trying to bleed my brakes and I have fluid spewing out of the top of the master cylinder filler plug air hole?? Why is that? I see your rear brake lines are higher than the master cylinder also. I thought my master cylinder was too low. Any suggestions? THanks
Try bench bleeding the master cylinder first. Then bleed the brakes until all of the air is out. Probably air bound master cylinder
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Another great video 👍
Nice
I know that we're dealing with old iron, but damned, I can't believe that there's not a dual reservoir master-cylinder being used. I'm old enough to have owned several cars that were single reservoir M/C systems and I can tell you that a blown seal or leak anywhere in the system will lead to scary or dangerous moments. It happened to me in a 1960 Rambler American coming off of the interstate in urban traffic, luckily I got stopped before rear-ending somebody. Having done hundreds of brake jobs throughout my 50+ years of turning wrenches, I thought that I'd see just what you were doing here; I'm disappointed as I didn't see any kind of procedure for doing these brakes. There was nothing for an amateur to learn from this video, such as how to do the self bleeding and the importance of starting from the line that's the longest distance from the master-cylinder. How about saying something about a spongy pedal and it indicating that there's air still in the system? All that we saw was the master cylinder being filled, lines being hooked up and you with a wrench at a couple of the wheels, nothing specific. In total this was a very vague video about a serious matter that can kill you if it isn't right. I gave you a thumbs up because I'm a subscriber and I like you, but I've got to say that this video is damned near what you'd call, "click bait".
The hardest part……getting 90% of the air out and you don’t show it. Lol. How did you get the 90% air out. With this system all 4 lines are connected. Hard getting the sir out with a small pump
Here I am 1 year late , I see that the spring you added to the brake is going the wrong way ? sorry
It looked like your wife walked up and startled you.