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2935ford · 11-21-2013, 04:30 PM

Anyone know where one can pick up original style front brake cylinders with the angled nipple for bleeding?

2935ford · 11-23-2013, 11:47 AM

Well guess not......so, we take another approach and bleed them with the backing plates not attached to the spindles.

Daves55Sedan · 11-23-2013, 03:46 PM

Don't need angle bleeder. Got a Mityvac? Just plug in correct size clear plastic tubing at the bleeder screw (open the screw a little first). Then start pumping the mityvac. Best thing about it is that you can do it all without a second person pushing down the brake pedal. But you do need to get up after bleeding each cyl and check fluid level in the master cyl. Its definitely the way to go when you don't have any help. I've built two complete automobiles here and nobody ever knew about it until one day, a complete car rolled out of the garage. Hey, where did that come from ???

Daves55Sedan · 11-23-2013, 03:50 PM

Here is the latest model mityvac
http://www.mityvac.com/

They sell for about 50 bucks at Walmart nowadays.
I bought my mityvac about 25 years ago. Back than they were only about $20.

2935ford · 11-24-2013, 01:57 PM

Thanks.
If I could get a hose on the bleeder screw....I'd be in but....you can not get a hose on it. That's why they used the angled screws.
I'm going to get the master cyl installed get fluid to all corners then let gravity do its thing for a few days.

Wisconsinjimmy · 12-08-2013, 02:14 AM

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11-21-2013, 04:30 PM	#1
2935ford Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 1,013	1963 Thunderbird Front Brake Bleeding Anyone know where one can pick up original style front brake cylinders with the angled nipple for bleeding?

11-23-2013, 11:47 AM	#2
2935ford Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 1,013	Re: 1963 Thunderbird Front Brake Bleeding Well guess not......so, we take another approach and bleed them with the backing plates not attached to the spindles.

11-23-2013, 03:46 PM	#3
Daves55Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granite City, Illinois Posts: 3,008	Re: 1963 Thunderbird Front Brake Bleeding Don't need angle bleeder. Got a Mityvac? Just plug in correct size clear plastic tubing at the bleeder screw (open the screw a little first). Then start pumping the mityvac. Best thing about it is that you can do it all without a second person pushing down the brake pedal. But you do need to get up after bleeding each cyl and check fluid level in the master cyl. Its definitely the way to go when you don't have any help. I've built two complete automobiles here and nobody ever knew about it until one day, a complete car rolled out of the garage. Hey, where did that come from ???

11-23-2013, 03:50 PM	#4
Daves55Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granite City, Illinois Posts: 3,008	Re: 1963 Thunderbird Front Brake Bleeding Here is the latest model mityvac http://www.mityvac.com/ They sell for about 50 bucks at Walmart nowadays. I bought my mityvac about 25 years ago. Back than they were only about $20.

11-24-2013, 01:57 PM	#5
2935ford Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 1,013	Re: 1963 Thunderbird Front Brake Bleeding Thanks. If I could get a hose on the bleeder screw....I'd be in but....you can not get a hose on it. That's why they used the angled screws. I'm going to get the master cyl installed get fluid to all corners then let gravity do its thing for a few days.

12-08-2013, 02:14 AM	#6
Wisconsinjimmy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cushing, WI Posts: 170	Re: 1963 Thunderbird Front Brake Bleeding Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Old post but here you are http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,ca...,parttype,1952