67 Gravity brake bleed

[Lawrence S.]

I recently gravity bled my brakes on my 67, primarily just to flush out old fluid. I am glad I did this apparently I had a little air in the system because I have a much better pedal now than before. I thought my pedal was fine before but much better now. The fluid that I drained out looked like tea was pretty bad.

[Larry E.]

Re: 67 Gravity brake bleed

Lawrence: Thinking of doing the same to my(C2)- 66 Convertible. Brake fluid is DOT#5. Thinking I also have a
little air in the system. CAR HAS KNOCK OFF WHEELS. Question for anybody> Can I gravity brake bleed the
system WITHOUT TAKING THE WHEELS OFF?? Need advice please>Larry

[Lawrence S.]

Re: 67 Gravity brake bleed

You have to remove the wheels to get to the bleeders. I used Dot 3 fluid in my car.

[Leif A.]

Re: 67 Gravity brake bleed

Lawrence: Thinking of doing the same to my(C2)- 66 Convertible. Brake fluid is DOT#5. Thinking I also have a
little air in the system. CAR HAS KNOCK OFF WHEELS. Question for anybody> Can I gravity brake bleed the
system WITHOUT TAKING THE WHEELS OFF?? Need advice please>Larry

No you can't. To access the bleeders, the wheels must be removed. Also, don't forget there are two bleeders on each rear caliper...an inner and an outer.

[Larry E.]

Re: 67 Gravity brake bleed

Leif/Lawrence> Thanks for the input; Larry

[Bill M.]

Re: 67 Gravity brake bleed

I gravity bleed a little fluid out of each caliper every couple of years.

[Pat H.]

Re: 67 Gravity brake bleed

This procedure also would on C-1's I do it every couple of years. I found that the pedal is a bit firmer.