[DeTomaso] Brake Bleeding Sequence

[Larry - Ohio Time Corp]

Hi Bob,

This was something I did in the 70's when the brake light switch valve
thingie first came out. What this did was to keep the pressure somewhat
equal on each side of the switch shuttle, so it would not move and turn the
brake light on. I soon learned to remove the switch and replace it with a
pin to hold the "shuttle" in place as you bleed. This made the work much
EZer. 

Larry (the bleeder) - Cleveland



-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of bob Radefeld
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 10:37 AM
To: DeTomaso Forum
Subject: [DeTomaso] Brake Bleeding Sequence

While watching an episode of Motorweek this past weekend their in-resident
mechanic was explaining the
procedure to follow to bleed your brakes. Normally the sequence I've always
heard calls for bleeding them
in the following order - right rear, left rear, right front, & left front.
However, this guy claimed the proper
procedure to be - start with EITHER of the rear calipers, then the
diagonally opposed front caliper, then
the other rear & lastly the diagonally opposite front. In demonstrating he
went in the sequence of LR, RF,
RR, & LF. Any of you guys ever run into this type of sequence before & if
so, why would this be a better
method than what I've always heard? Thanks for any comments!

Bob
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