1952 brakes. please advise.

Posted by Tim49 On 2016/1/23 17:53:32

I have gotten myself into confusion over my brake issue.
1952, easamatic. Prior to this the brakes worked fine. recently the brake lights stopped working so I ordered an new switch. Because of reading info on this site I thought it would be a good time to flush and bleed the brake system.

years ago I worked on brakes on my GMC pickup,1948 and a '62 chevy.;;;;;So I have a little experience and have bled brakes before. I read as much as I could on this site and in my shop manual.....

I have tried everything to bleed the brakes . in the beginning I got a lot of very dark fluid from the front wheels, but very little from the rear. I used the typical method by pumping the brake pedal & I bought a hand pump mighty vac.....(only because it was very cheap)

I have been working on this for several wks on my off days etc. I guess I am confused as to what is happening with the system. BTW, I know I should really rework the entire system. for all I know it is original. But I am trying to put that off until much later in the year.

At one time I thought I read something about air pockets, but I can't remember where I read that topic..... thanks , tim,
as always I appreciate your advice.sometimes I hesitate to write because I know the info is in a forum already, but I seem to have trouble finding info when I need it....