again.... how to bleed my Sami brakes - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

sami86 · 07-24-2007, 08:34 PM

ok i am getting back to working on my sami and i am still having problems bleeding my brakes...I NEED HELP they just wont bleed they worked great before the longer brake line and the spring over... help me...

Scott410 · 07-24-2007, 11:37 PM

Try gravity bleeding them first, open all of your wheel cylinders, close each cylinder as fluid comes out of them, do not depress the brake pedal at all. Then do your standard bleeding starting at the wheel furthest from the master cylinder. If you can get your hands on a suction bleeder it makes the job super easy and you will not have to have anyone pump the brakes for you.

FGZ · 07-25-2007, 11:01 AM

And if you're only doing some rear brake work (like replacing rear cylinders) would you still have to mess w/ the fronts, or just do rears only? And if I'm thinking right, the driver's rear has the longest brakeline on a Sammi, then the psgr rear, right?

zuk1988 · 07-25-2007, 12:18 PM

My 88.5 zuk rear brakes have only one bleed valve and thats on the drivers side. It is very hard to bleed them and usually takes a qt. of fluid to get the air out.

dabomb5756 · 07-25-2007, 02:08 PM

When bleeding the rear, use a jack on the axle to lift the tires up about 1 ft off the ground. The proportioning valve toward the rear on the pass framerail will have an air bubble if not lifted.

I use speed bleeders and never have a problem. They are only a few bucks. Use the toyota thread bleeders on all 4 corners. Look at the auto parts store in the HELP! section.

Suzuki Mike · 07-25-2007, 02:44 PM

So I assume this is the correct sequence to bleed them?
(taken from another Suzuki board)

"Since the hydraulic system is dual-diagonal, bleeding sequence is RR, LF, LR, RF. Suzuki's service engineers recommend the excellent maintenance practice of flushing out the old brake fluid every four years or 60K miles (personally, we prefer half that interval)."

crashnzuk · 07-25-2007, 09:48 PM

The rear was switched to a single line coming out of a valve on the frame rail in 88? If it has 2 lines to the rear, the procedure described will work. If it has the one line, I'm not sure what the procedure is for that, but it is the one with the bleeder only on the left rear. I'd probably bleed the two lines going into that valve, then move to the left rear bleeder. If you ran your master cyl dry, you will have to bleed it first, then move to the wheels.
Travis..

fordori · 07-26-2007, 03:21 PM

just open the bleeder that might help. then pump

07-24-2007, 08:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
sami86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Member # 75252 Location: sACRAMENTO,Ca Posts: 457	again.... how to bleed my Sami brakes ok i am getting back to working on my sami and i am still having problems bleeding my brakes...I NEED HELP they just wont bleed they worked great before the longer brake line and the spring over... help me... __________________ UTI

07-24-2007, 11:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scott410 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Member # 89908 Location: Moore, Oklahoma (Currently Deployed) Posts: 334	Try gravity bleeding them first, open all of your wheel cylinders, close each cylinder as fluid comes out of them, do not depress the brake pedal at all. Then do your standard bleeding starting at the wheel furthest from the master cylinder. If you can get your hands on a suction bleeder it makes the job super easy and you will not have to have anyone pump the brakes for you. __________________ http://www.zukikrawlers.com/showthread.php?t=14532

07-25-2007, 11:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
FGZ Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Member # 74256 Location: MA Posts: 58	And if you're only doing some rear brake work (like replacing rear cylinders) would you still have to mess w/ the fronts, or just do rears only? And if I'm thinking right, the driver's rear has the longest brakeline on a Sammi, then the psgr rear, right? __________________ ~Clay '87 Samurai - Sammy Soso

07-25-2007, 02:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
dabomb5756 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Member # 62837 Location: Peoria Illinois Posts: 607	When bleeding the rear, use a jack on the axle to lift the tires up about 1 ft off the ground. The proportioning valve toward the rear on the pass framerail will have an air bubble if not lifted. I use speed bleeders and never have a problem. They are only a few bucks. Use the toyota thread bleeders on all 4 corners. Look at the auto parts store in the HELP! section. __________________ 88 Samurai, 104WB, Locked Up Yotas, 6.5's, 36's. Chop and stretch: [URL="http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=643403"]http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=643403[/URL] [QUOTE]I blew through two D60's ring and pinions, and three sets of superior shafts. I run 42" tsl's, and finally stepped up to a Cryo'd D30..... I will never look back[/QUOTE]

07-25-2007, 09:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
crashnzuk Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 17632 Location: West Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,358	The rear was switched to a single line coming out of a valve on the frame rail in 88? If it has 2 lines to the rear, the procedure described will work. If it has the one line, I'm not sure what the procedure is for that, but it is the one with the bleeder only on the left rear. I'd probably bleed the two lines going into that valve, then move to the left rear bleeder. If you ran your master cyl dry, you will have to bleed it first, then move to the wheels. Travis.. __________________ 74 Ramcharger, 360, 4spd, 60/70 on 37s 91.5 Dodge 6BT 5 spd tow rig

07-25-2007, 12:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
zuk1988 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Member # 93886 Location: Lake Stevens WA Posts: 298	My 88.5 zuk rear brakes have only one bleed valve and thats on the drivers side. It is very hard to bleed them and usually takes a qt. of fluid to get the air out.

07-25-2007, 02:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
Suzuki Mike Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Member # 96374 Posts: 13	So I assume this is the correct sequence to bleed them? (taken from another Suzuki board) "Since the hydraulic system is dual-diagonal, bleeding sequence is RR, LF, LR, RF. Suzuki's service engineers recommend the excellent maintenance practice of flushing out the old brake fluid every four years or 60K miles (personally, we prefer half that interval)."

07-26-2007, 03:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
fordori Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Member # 89600 Location: Sac(Sacramento) Posts: 710	simple just open the bleeder that might help. then pump __________________ [URL="http://www.myspace.com/jasondonnel"]http://www.myspace.com/jasondonnel[/URL]

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