Caprice V8-305 5.0L (1986)
3. Charge the bleeder ball to between 20 and 25 PSI (140 and 173 kPa).
4. When ready to begin bleeding, connect hose to master cylinder bleeding adapter and open the tank valve.
5. The plastic reservoir type bleeder adapter is equipped with a special bleed-off valve. The valve must be depressed until several drops of fluid
appear before bleeding the brake system.
6. Disc brake cars require a manual override of the front brake metering or combination valve to permit flow to the front wheels. Therefore, it will be
necessary to hold the valve stem open manually with tool J-23709 when pressure bleeding.
7. Bleed the brakes in the following sequence:
a. Right rear
b. Left Rear
c. Right front
d. Left front
8. With the proper size wrench over the bleeder valves, attach bleeder tubes. The discharge end must hang submerged in a clean container partially
filled with brake fluid.
9. Open the bleeder valves at least 3/4 turn and allow flow to continue until no air is seen in the fluid.
10. Close the bleed valves. Be sure they seal.
11. Repeat steps 7 through 10 until all calipers have been bled.
12. Check the pedal feel for "sponginess" and repeat the entire procedure if necessary.
13. Dispose of all removed brake fluid.
14. Remove the metering valve actuator (J-23709) from the combination valve and tighten the mounting bolt.
Powermaster
CAUTION:Pressure bleeding equipment must be of the diaphragm type. It must have a rubber diaphragm between the air supply and the brake fluid to
prevent air, moisture arid other contaminants from entering the hydraulic system.
1. Fill the master cylinder section of reservoir approximately half full with new brake fluid. See fluid specified on reservoir cover.
2. Install the special bleeder adapter J-35360 on Powermaster.
3. Charge bleeder ball to 20-25 psi.
4. Connect line to adapter. Open line valve and depress bleed-off valve on top of adapter until a few drops of fluid appear.
5. Hoist car.
6. Attach bleeder hose to bleeder valve and submerge opposite end in clean container partially filled with brake fluid.
7. Open bleeder valve 1/2 to 3/4 turn and allow fluid to flow until no air is seen in fluid.
8. Bleeding sequence:
a. Right rear
b. Left rear
c. Right front
d. Left front
9. After bleeding, torque brake line connectors to 10-15 lb. ft.
