Bleeder

[Snowman1000]

Alright I went under my truck today to bleed my brake lines and got to the rears and my bleeder snapped off what do I do now. The truck cant go anywere what do I have to fix??? this is the rear axel 12 bolt Drum Brakes

 

[MNorby]

get an easy-out and remove broken bleeder and get a new bleeder from parts store and thread in

 

[AKbigsub]

If you cannot get the old bleeder out using the abouve method, either bleed it by cracking brake line or just go buy new wheel cylinders (they are cheap).

 

[Snowman1000]

Alright I know that an easy out is fairly self explanatory but I have never used one before so please explain the process and what size easy out should I get???

 

[MNorby]

take one that barely fits the hole and tap it into the broken bleeder then just turn it out like your lossening the bleeder

 

[Snowman1000]

Alright now I am upset I tried to use an easy out and bent the easyout after using penetrating oil on it for 2 days so I was going to try and change the wheel cylinders started taking things apart and relalized I dont know what the hell I am doing so I am going to need some help here I have had enough and am going to just replace the dam* wheel cylinders. to take off the wheel cylinders do I just take the two bolts and brake line off the back of the drum. I am so flippin upset please help. Also on a lighter note for the senior poll I got the Biggest Clunker Award coincedence I think not.

 

[Snowman1000]

Well I got the wheel cylinders off now I need to replace those and when I was taking off the brake line it broke twisted clean off now I need to see how the brakes go back together (spring locations I had to take a few off to get the cylinder out).

 

[MattK]

When playin with drum brakes it's good to use one side as a reference on how to put stuff back together.

Edit: This might help(if the link works.)

http://autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/11/2f/53/0900823d80112f53/repairInfoPages.htm

 

[burban89]

Well I got the wheel cylinders off now I need to replace those and when I was taking off the brake line it broke twisted clean off now I need to see how the brakes go back together (spring locations I had to take a few off to get the cylinder out).

This is the best I could come up with.

 

[Snowman1000]

thanks the link works with the two drawings plus the other side we just might geter back together I will keep yall posted