I was curious on how to bleed the brakes with the dual bleeders with my front disc conversion I purchased from you guys. Once again, great video and explanation.
Man, is it another Friday already? Amazing how quickly the weeks seem to go by these days. Those check valves are HELLA sweet (lol)...every car should have them!
If a new master cylinder didn't solve the problem, the issue is most likely somewhere else. You'll have to do some more diagnosis to see where the problem is.
@Sam_Mebane thank you Sam for your response. After watching the video I took some key points and relayed it to what I was doing. Two rear wheel cylinders bleeders are frozen but I was able to get fluid out the line. Lines are bled out now but I gotta replace the two cylinders to finish the right way.
Pull a front line or switch and pump the pedal to see if there is fluid coming out or not. Often times the master cylinder can have an air bubble and won't feed the fluid through, or the push rod length could need to be adjusted, absolutely.
My apologies, I never saw this question! Hopefully you've got if figured out by now but if a bolt extractor (or other similar methods) doesn't do the job, you're better off replacing the caliper or wheel cylinder.
Nice, I was excited to find something to help me bleed my brakes on my 74 Karmann Ghia Convertible, searched your web site, but did not get results, used your chat, but they said "These are the three we have. I don't have a way of knowing what size you would need." Wow, it's a stock VW.
www.jbugs.com/product/22-5287.html - right in the description - "The 7x1mm threaded screws fit most stock VW Brake Calipers such as the 311615107, 311615107BR & 98-1150-B."
Whether they have a hard line or a soft line, the caliper has to connect to the hydraulic system. The caliper doesn't move, it sits around the rotor which is what the wheel is mounted to. The wheel and rotor spin freely until the brake pedal is pressed.
Do these quick bleeders work with Top Line disk brakes and stock drum brakes? I have disks in front and the stock drums in back and I've never felt like I've been able to get them bled fully with the help I can (never) get.
You need to get the appropriately threaded valves, we offer them in 7, 8 & 10x1.00mm sizes for most disc brake calipers. We do not offer them in a 6x1.00mm which is what most wheel cylinders have.
I've bled my brakes on my '71 Super Beetle yesterday, and I'm still getting a soft brake pedal. I've bled them using a pressure bleeder, and then I did it again with someone pumping the brakes for me while I open and close the bleeder screw. The brakes do engage when I have the brake pedal almost to the floor, it catches right at the end. Any ideas what could be the problem? I've bench bled the master cylinder before installing it in a car, but I may have made a mistake by pumping the brake pedal several times before bleeding the brakes. That may have gotten all the brake fluid out of the MC. But, if I don't need to bench bleed the MC, I don't know why I'm still getting a soft brake pedal?
First off, we have never bench bled a master cylinder. If the brake pedal push rod is adjusted properly (the free play before the rod engages the master cylinder) and the brakes are not working until the pedal is near the floor, the brakes aren't completely bled, the master cylinder may be too small (if you have 4 wheel disc brakes and a stock master cylinder) or you may have a bad master cylinder.
Wow learn something every day.. I didnt know they sold one way bleeder valves.. I know what I am getting for my 71 super beetle!!!
I was curious on how to bleed the brakes with the dual bleeders with my front disc conversion I purchased from you guys. Once again, great video and explanation.
Man, is it another Friday already? Amazing how quickly the weeks seem to go by these days. Those check valves are HELLA sweet (lol)...every car should have them!
I need me some of those quick bleeders valves. Very nice!
Do you carry those White Feed Lines that you fed through the body on the website? I can't seem to find them.
No, they are steel lines that I painted light grey. They are the original ones from the car.
Very cool and helpful for bleeding brakes. I have to check out what sizes you have.
So what can you do if you installed a new master and still no pedal
If a new master cylinder didn't solve the problem, the issue is most likely somewhere else. You'll have to do some more diagnosis to see where the problem is.
@Sam_Mebane thank you Sam for your response. After watching the video I took some key points and relayed it to what I was doing. Two rear wheel cylinders bleeders are frozen but I was able to get fluid out the line. Lines are bled out now but I gotta replace the two cylinders to finish the right way.
Having difficulty with getting fluid on the front circuit,, faulty MC?? Short push rod? It is a 1961 conversion to dual MC
Pull a front line or switch and pump the pedal to see if there is fluid coming out or not. Often times the master cylinder can have an air bubble and won't feed the fluid through, or the push rod length could need to be adjusted, absolutely.
@ did all, adjusted the push rod, pedal plate, bleed and it worked ( one of the quick bleeder was defective) had to replace it with regular valve. 👍🏽
Man those are the best valves ever 🙌
Loving those valves!
Any suggestions how to remove a broken bleeder valve???
My apologies, I never saw this question! Hopefully you've got if figured out by now but if a bolt extractor (or other similar methods) doesn't do the job, you're better off replacing the caliper or wheel cylinder.
Why didn't someone think of that 50 years ago :D Thanks for that, very interesting!
Nice, I was excited to find something to help me bleed my brakes on my 74 Karmann Ghia Convertible, searched your web site, but did not get results, used your chat, but they said "These are the three we have. I don't have a way of knowing what size you would need." Wow, it's a stock VW.
Cip1 also has them
www.jbugs.com/product/22-5287.html - right in the description - "The 7x1mm threaded screws fit most stock VW Brake Calipers such as the 311615107, 311615107BR & 98-1150-B."
@@Sam_Mebane Thank you for helping.
I am curious how your wheels are going to turn with hard break lines fastened to the caliper
Whether they have a hard line or a soft line, the caliper has to connect to the hydraulic system. The caliper doesn't move, it sits around the rotor which is what the wheel is mounted to. The wheel and rotor spin freely until the brake pedal is pressed.
Do these quick bleeders work with Top Line disk brakes and stock drum brakes?
I have disks in front and the stock drums in back and I've never felt like I've been able to get them bled fully with the help I can (never) get.
You need to get the appropriately threaded valves, we offer them in 7, 8 & 10x1.00mm sizes for most disc brake calipers. We do not offer them in a 6x1.00mm which is what most wheel cylinders have.
I've bled my brakes on my '71 Super Beetle yesterday, and I'm still getting a soft brake pedal. I've bled them using a pressure bleeder, and then I did it again with someone pumping the brakes for me while I open and close the bleeder screw. The brakes do engage when I have the brake pedal almost to the floor, it catches right at the end. Any ideas what could be the problem? I've bench bled the master cylinder before installing it in a car, but I may have made a mistake by pumping the brake pedal several times before bleeding the brakes. That may have gotten all the brake fluid out of the MC. But, if I don't need to bench bleed the MC, I don't know why I'm still getting a soft brake pedal?
First off, we have never bench bled a master cylinder. If the brake pedal push rod is adjusted properly (the free play before the rod engages the master cylinder) and the brakes are not working until the pedal is near the floor, the brakes aren't completely bled, the master cylinder may be too small (if you have 4 wheel disc brakes and a stock master cylinder) or you may have a bad master cylinder.
Does the quick bleeder valve work on drum brakes?
If you can get the appropriate size, yes.
I need to get that quick bleed valve !!
What would be the correct size for late 4x130 drums bugs?.. Thanks
@@VWRICH23 drum brakes have a 6x1.00mm brake bleeder usually.