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onecolbs
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Mar 13, 2015

bleeding air breaks

I have a 2001 bounder with 51000 miles. Should i have the break lines bled? And where do I find where the lines bleed from? thanks. Just trying to learn.

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  • Passin Thru wrote:
    I got a Giggle out of that! So sorry. Just drain the tanks once a day, only until no moisture comes out. If they feel mushy, take a (/16 wrench and a balpeen hammer and get under there and adjust them. There are 691,000 articles on the net on how to adjust. I go down til they are tight and backoff 1/2 turn. You use the balpeen to tap the lock nut down by tapping on the wrench while holding it over the adjusting jut. It will slide downward and when you get done should slide back up (It's spring loaded) and lock the adjusting screw.

    Any Questions?
    The boss is always right.
    Payday is every other Friday.
    Crap rolls downhill.
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    Sure glad you are not setting the brakes adjuster's on my rig??? best go to school??
  • I got a Giggle out of that! So sorry. Just drain the tanks once a day, only until no moisture comes out. If they feel mushy, take a (/16 wrench and a balpeen hammer and get under there and adjust them. There are 691,000 articles on the net on how to adjust. I go down til they are tight and backoff 1/2 turn. You use the balpeen to tap the lock nut down by tapping on the wrench while holding it over the adjusting jut. It will slide downward and when you get done should slide back up (It's spring loaded) and lock the adjusting screw.

    Any Questions?
    The boss is always right.
    Payday is every other Friday.
    Crap rolls downhill.
    Don't chew your fingernails.
    Any Questions?
  • They are brakes, not breaks. You don't bleed air brakes. You do drain the moisture from the wet tank. Lord have mercy...
  • No but you should pull the lanyards on the tanks to purge the water out of them and have the air dryer filter replaced.
  • Are you wanting to make shure there is no water in the air lines. Usually to bleed the brakes you are trying to get air out of the lines and on air brakes well you get the idea.