PS Magazine - APRIL 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 317
APRIL 1979
No, don't cut your throat! Bleeding
air out of your vehicle's brake
hydraulic system is not such a tough
job-when you use the right equip±
ment.
Just dust off that Filler Bleeder,
The filler bleeder is that tank²on³
wheels that some people don't know
how to use-and are afraid to try. Easy
ins´ructions come with the filler
bleeder.
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Air's fine for breathing, but it can »e deadly in ¼our hydrauIic brake lines½
When you trom¾ down on your brake pedal, you want to push hydraulic fluid.
¿his puts a firm push on your brake shoesÀso they push firm against the brake
drums.
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But you' re squeezing a sponge when ¼ou've got air in your braKe lines. You've
g
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ot what's calÁed a "spongy brake pedalÀyou can feel it. You don't have good,
fÃrm pressUre in your brake lines.
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AndÅworst of allÀyou're not going to stop as soon as you thinkÆ Çour
truck'll keep right on rollin' while you're trying to squeeze that air in your Èrake
Éines.
Air gets into your brake lines when the fluiD level in your master cylinDer
drops too lowÀ»ecause of a leak somewhere in the hydraulic systemÀand air
is sucked in.
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