brake bleeding

RenegadeT

RenegadeT

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Is there any magic way shops can bleed brakes without opening the bleeder screws? I changed a front and rear line on my Ram, got plenty of air in the system. When I went to bleed them, I popped the head off the bleeder screw on the right rear wheel cylinder (rear drums). Looks like I'm looking at replacing the wheel cylinder, or at least removing it and trying an EZout. At that point, I might as well just upgrade to the Chevy wheel cylinders, but if I can save myself all that work by having a shop bleed the brakes, that would be great.
 
RenegadeT said:
Is there any magic way shops can bleed brakes without opening the bleeder screws? I changed a front and rear line on my Ram, got plenty of air in the system. When I went to bleed them, I popped the head off the bleeder screw on the right rear wheel cylinder (rear drums). Looks like I'm looking at replacing the wheel cylinder, or at least removing it and trying an EZout. At that point, I might as well just upgrade to the Chevy wheel cylinders, but if I can save myself all that work by having a shop bleed the brakes, that would be great.
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Doubtful.
But lets say a "shop" has some magical trick.
Wouldn't you (a) just do that trick yourself, or (b) be just as screwed the next time you need to bleed your brakes? Inevitably it will come up again.
 
Not that I've ever heard of. You need to get to both ends of the system in order to get the air out. They have ways of doing it quicker, but not without opening screws.
 
Not that I've ever heard. But I would recommend the Speed Bleeders. As for the Wheel cylinder, I wouldn't even bother with EZ out, just replace the cylinder.
 
No way to get the air out of the system without opening the bleeder screws. Most shops that do a lot of brake service use a pressure bleeder. Looks kinda like R2D2 with a hose coming outta the top. I use a custom job made out of a weed sprayer. Pressurize the tank, hooked up to the reservoir and set about opening screws. If I were you I'd upgrade while I've got it apart. Get ya some speed bleeders if you don't want to build a pressure bleeder.
 
For the price of the wheel cyl's just replace them. Check your brakes while you are in there. if you are concerned about getting them back togather make sure you only take apart on side at a time so the oppisite side can be used as a reference.
 
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