I went out there today to bleed my brakes on my 76 DeVille again. The last time I bled the passenger side because I replaced the caliper. When doing so I accidentally drained the master cylinder. I was told that I needed to bleed the driver's side too because of that, so today I did. However, when I opened the bleeder there was not very much fluid that came out, it just sorta dribbled out but no bubbles. The brake pedal was hard as a rock too. Does this mean that my work is finished and I don't need to bleed? The battery is completely dead and won't hold a charge anymore so I can't start the car at all to test........

Hello Dopestar.

I will try to add a scan of the FSM part describing manual bleeding of a cadillac 1976. One of the special of bleeding these cars is the brake combination valve where the FSM advice about a special tool on all cars except eldorado because disc brakes all around on the eldorado.

I did my front brakes this spring I renovated the calipers and new hoses and bleedernipples and the rubber o-rings where the sliding is. I did't wanna mess with the combinationvalve and the special tool, so I did the bleeding on my own way.

In your case especially since you already tryed to bleed the brakes is it not possible to to like I did, so I think you try to follow the FSM also with the special tool if nobody else have a alternativ. You also need to do the master cylinder bleeding.

Have you put the copper washer in place no idea to bleed any brakes until that is done, and if you have the same sort of brakehoses like my -76, you need to loosen the caliper to loosen the hose, the tip that you got that it was just to put the wheels right is adequat on some models(later I think) where it is a separat banjobolt with two copper washers, on mine and i think on yours to is the nipple that is screwed in the caliper one with the hose and I don't think the hose can or atleast should not be twisted so much that it loosen from the caliper.

I'll add the scan and I hope that it is large enough to read.


I do not think your bleeding is done.


Good luck


jolle

Sounds like something is plugged up. Maybe a hose, or the bleeder itself. Is it full of dirt?
It should come out just like the other side. Have someone help if you can to make sure you don't run out of fluid.

Sounds like something is plugged up. Maybe a hose, or the bleeder itself. Is it full of dirt?
It should come out just like the other side. Have someone help if you can to make sure you don't run out of fluid.

That's what I was thinking. I had some difficulty opening the bleeder at first I guess just from its age. How do I check for a clog?

You can take the bleeder screw out.
Sometimes I use a drill bit and just work it in and out of the bleeder by hand to make sure all the dirt and gunk is out.
Compressed air can clear it out the rest of the way.
You might pinch off the hose or block the hole while you have the bleeder out.
Press the brake pedal down once with the bleeder out to push any gunk, then whoever pressed it, hold it down while you reinsert the bleeder screw, then try it.
If it didn't have the rubber cap on the bleeder, it is probably full of gunk.

I will rent my wife to you for a night or two. I have probably done 50 brake jobs, and she assisted with the bleeding on perhaps 40 of them.

I think she charges by the hour.

Hmmm, those bleeding instuctions above look about the exact same as what I told you in your other thread...

Have you done ALL FOUR WHEELS in the ORDER SPECIFIED?

I will rent my wife to you for a night or two.

Pictures? :lildevil: