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My trailer brakes are getting a little too much play in them. I've bled the brakes a couple of years ago and they worked great after that. I went to bleed them again this weekend, and couldn't open the bleeder valves on either side. It seems like they've seized up. I tried a heat wrench and penetrating oil. They are just stuck! Any suggestions? Or do I need to buy new calipers for both sides?
Try a 50/50 mixture of acetone and brake fluid or transmission fluid to penetrate the bleeder bolt.
Thanks Bill, I'll try that this evening
sometimes you gotta have a good wrench! Some wrenches are too thin wall and flimsy and will slip, instead of gripping and ripping!
Chris, check with one of your mechanic buddies and see if they have what's called a line wrench. It has a beefy boxed end with a slot to fit over the line and then onto the nut.
Thanks ducker and Cray
Who needs brakes anyhow, folks are supposed to get out of your way when your going feeshin'
Line wrench is a must. If Bills mixture won't get it PB Blaster
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Its for the Bleeder. A 6 point socket will work fine. If the corners are already rounded drive a metric size on it with a hammer.
I like the way you think Wilbur, a hammer always works!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by wilbur
Noticed mine bumping hard on starts and stops. Checked fluid and none visible but when I add fluid it will only take a very little bit. Still bumping. Guess that means I might need to bleed my line??
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Originally Posted by Boatbottom
Steve, you need to find the procedure for bleeding the brakes. Find the slot or hole you place your pry bar to pump the cylinder. Jack the trailer up and put on jack stands, get your son to help. While spinning a wheel have him pump it to make sure brake on each wheel is stopping and releasing properly. Check all the moving parts at coupler and master cylinder looking for excessive wear or loose parts. And your really checking to make sure brake is releasing after it stops and you release pressure on the master cylinder. If you guys haven't been into your system recently there should be no reason to have to bleed brakes. If bleeding brakes makes it better then problem comes back most likely you have a master cylinder leaking by internally. If you have to add much fluid to get performance back up you most likely have really worn brake shoes or pad's whichever you have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boatbottom
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