Bleeding Wilwood Brakes Help Please.

[72Z/28]

Hi

I have recently installed wilwood brake calipers and new MC & proportioning valve as well. I am wondering how to bleed the entire system.

I did the bench bleeding of the MC, once I ensured all the bubbles are gone, I put back the led, tightened the four screws to prevent spillage of Brake fluid, and installed the MC on the car.

So the next step is to bleed the entire system, and there is no fluid at all in the brake lines. Not quite sure how the gravity bleeding will work in this case since MC has check valves preventing fluid to pass through the outlet ports to the lines and then to calipers.

So just wondering if someone can advise the proper method to proceed with the bleeding of the system, and this will be appreciated.

[Sieg]

I used a hand held vacuum bleeder, start at the right rear then LR, RF, LF.

Final bleed was the old fashioned two person pump hold bleed method.

[72Z/28]

Thanks Sieg. Is there another option other than the hand held vacuum bleeder. Can I just start with the old fashioned method ( two person method) to bleed the system

[ErikLS2]

You can just do the pump and hold method without the vacuum bleeder, it just takes a little longer. If you use a clear tube on the bleeder to watch the fluid come out you can more easily see when bubbles are gone.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by ErikLS2

You can just do the pump and hold method without the vacuum bleeder, it just takes a little longer. If you use a clear tube on the bleeder to watch the fluid come out you can more easily see when bubbles are gone.

Originally Posted by 72Z/28

Thanks Sieg. Is there another option other than the hand held vacuum bleeder. Can I just start with the old fashioned method ( two person method) to bleed the system

Like Erik said it just takes longer and requires two people.......usually I get along with my bleeder better that the available help.

[Che70velle]

Do yourself a favor, and purchase the handheld vacuum bleeder. You will wonder how you ever lived without one.
Best $50 I ever spent. Well hold on, I'm on my second one, because I wore the first one out after 10 years, so best $100 I ever spent...
I agree with Sieg on the helper for bleeding brakes. Always went badly for me.

[GregWeld]

My one man bleeder uses AIR... just open and close a valve....


LOL


ONE MAN anything beats most helpers.....

Originally Posted by Che70velle

Do yourself a favor, and purchase the handheld vacuum bleeder. You will wonder how you ever lived without one.
Best $50 I ever spent. Well hold on, I'm on my second one, because I wore the first one out after 10 years, so best $100 I ever spent...
I agree with Sieg on the helper for bleeding brakes. Always went badly for me.

[Vegas69]

I always liked a pusher on a fresh system and an air bleeder for swapping fluid. I've had trouble getting all the air out without some pressure in the system.

[72Z/28]

Thanks a lot guys for the input. I have also come accross this video in youtube. It is a one man method to bleed the system. Just wondering if you guys have used this method before and how effective it is.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MfTmlOZbXgs

[Hydratech®]

It seems like everybody has their own favorite methods, here's my 2 cents worth:

http://hydratechbraking.com/braketech1.html