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Rear Right Brake Bleed
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:13 pm
by jlan1978
Hi All
Regarding bleeding the rear right brake drum, I'm not seeing anything obvious, there looks to be a nipple near the axle is that it?
Thanks
Re: Rear Right Brake Bleed
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:25 pm
by xvivalve
If it's a Sprint, you bleed the rear from the left only.
The bleed nipple is on the back of the wheel cylinder where it protrudes through the bottom of the backplate.
Re: Rear Right Brake Bleed
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 7:39 pm
by Bumpa
Not just the Sprint either. My 1977 1850HL only has the one rear bleed nipple. I was very sceptical when I first filled the new brake system, but it bled easily.
Re: Rear Right Brake Bleed
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:56 am
by cleverusername
Bumpa wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 7:39 pm
Not just the Sprint either. My 1977 1850HL only has the one rear bleed nipple. I was very sceptical when I first filled the new brake system, but it bled easily.
If you look at the pipe work, the brake cylinders are connected in series, so you have to bleed them as one unit.
Re: Rear Right Brake Bleed
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:58 pm
by dursley92
Same single bleeder set up on TR7s as well.