Brake bleeding rules

[Dodgeb4ya]

To be sure of the required equal or proper fluid movements (Dot3/4) in your brake system an acoustic Doppler velocimeter should be used to measure the fluid velocities. I keep one in the medicine cabinet. Of course the rubber hose portions and length of said hoses will affect all flows to some degree.

[yourpc48]

So the way Don described it, that would make sense. I have done it both ways. I did a bleed and flush on my P15 today and also a full system flush (because of brown thick fluid) on my friends Ranger that we did the engine swap on last weekend. I did the furthest to the closest on both. I bled both of them with the hose and bottle self bleed method. On my P15 I bled a 2 full masters worth of fluid on each wheel. I have decent pedal on my car. I have other little issues (like an out of round rear drum) but I dont have air in the sytem. I think if you run enough fluid through the lines it really doesnt make much difference. Yes I did end up using almost 2 full quarts of fluid for the flush of my system while bleeding the brakes after my disk brake conversion. I did have the master apart and the front calipers were emptied when I started bleeding the system so I had a lot of air to get out.

[T120]

To be sure of the required equal or proper fluid movements (Dot3/4) in your brake system an acoustic Doppler velocimeter should be used to measure the fluid velocities. I keep one in the medicine cabinet. Of course the rubber hose portions and length of said hoses will affect all flows to some degree.

..also handy for servicing the Chrysler turbo encabulator

[TodFitch]

..also handy for servicing the Chrysler turbo encabulator

I though it was Rockwell that had done that so I did a little searching. Apparently both Chrysler and Rockwell were late to the game with that invention: The British claim a 1944 year date for it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboencabulator

[flatheadtim]

True that most braking is in front. But with the stock MC the pressure in the lines to the rear is equal to the pressure in the front and the wheel cylinder diameters and brake lining area, front and rear, were designed with that in mind.

True-- unless there is a velocibrakecalpressurilizer inline to the rears.

[T120]

flatheadtim.. True-- unless there is a velocibrakecalpressurilizer inline to the rears.

Hmmmm...Is this the patent you are referring to?....Where is that mentioned in the patent?

http://www.google.com/patents/US5334983