1963 bleeding front brake

[lcboyer]

Does anyone know an easy way to bleed left front brake on 1963 T-bird?
Thanks

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[74 Harley]

Get a one man bleeder from your local parts store. Very inexpensive.

 

[lcboyer]

The bleeder valve is too close to the spindle

 

[74 Harley]

Can you post a picture? You only need about 3/8" of clearance. Just enough to get a wrench on it.

 

[Nakusp]

The bleeder is very difficult to bleed because you cannot properly get a wrench on the bleeder due to the spindle design. I believe the factory original brake cylinders were designed different and bleeding was easy.

 

[lcboyer]

Not enough room to get wrench in here

 

[Nakusp]

I have bleed the front brake on the drivers side using a very thin open end wrench and then bending it enough to squeeze it onto the bleeder screw to open and close. Not very satisfactory because you cannot put much torque on the bleeder screw, but it works if you are careful and take your time.

 

[lcboyer]

I’ll give that a try