just a quick question about bleeding the brakes.

i can find the screws on each of the 4 calipers, but the haynes says that there is a screw or nipple on the main cylinder, but i cant find it. would it work out fine if i just bled from each of the 4 calipers?

 

The screw on the master cylinder should be on the driver side of the cylinder, but I've never bothered with that before. I think that is for bleeding the master cylinder only. Also, remember to start at the corner farthest away from the master cylinder and work towards it. Hope this helps!

 

Not every year model has the bleed screw on the master cylinder. Mine doesn't.

 

thanks, thats what i thought

 

My 80 did, but my 85 dont, so yeah not everyone has 'em

 

Actually, its the other way around...

Start at the drivers side, front wheel and work farther away.

Drivers Front, Passenger Front, Drivers Rear, Passenger Rear. (Same on RHD vehicles even though their drivers side is on the wrong side of the car.)

 

are you sure? i thought I remembered reading in the haynes to start at the rear right and work towards the master.
i just want to do it right, thanks

 

i got a weird one. my 79 has no nipple on the drivers rear. the line runs into the brake and then over to the passenger rear brake and the passenger has the nipple.

 

Thats the way it is on 79 drum brakes Actually all drum brakes on 7's are like that...

 

If theres air in a T fitting, it may hide in the T fitting on the branch you're not bleeding and move when you use the brakes. You start close and work your way away because the T fittings and valves and stuff are close to the front.

 

ok, thanks!

 

when bleeding brakes on any car you start at the point furthest away from the master cylinder....
in the case of a rx7 it would be the
passenger side rear,
drivers side rear,
pasenger front
then drivers side front....

Anyone that tells you otherwise is misinformed (sorry)