The skilled cylinder is the leading storage unit of brake fluid for your Chevrolet S-10 Motor lorry. Any damage to the cylinder Testament creature in a positive loss of brake fluid and better problems with the brakes. You require to copper the cylinder and its reservoir whenever this occurs. Through you are opening the brake method to air while doing this, you occasion to bleed the action of air afterward.
Instructions
1. Accommodation rags on the floor underneath the cylinder to capture any fluid.
Attach a clear tube to the bleeder valve on one brake caliper and open the valve as another person presses down on the brake pedal to remove air. Repeat this for all of the brakes and make sure the pedal feels firm and not spongy afterward.
3. Remove the rear shove anti-lock (RWAL) module provided the Motor lorry has this type of brake system. The module is located near the cylinder; release its clip with a thin pointed tool and remove it from its mounting bracket. You don't need to remove its electrical connectors; just lay it somewhere safe.
4. Remove the two mounting nuts for the master cylinder, then set aside the isolation/dump valve and the bracket for the RWAL module. Make sure you don't bend or kink the hydraulic lines as you disconnect these and remove the module. Remove the reservoir cover and diaphragm from the cylinder and properly dispose of any fluid remaining in the module.
5. Fill the master cylinder and its reservoir with brake fluid and bench-bleed the cylinder. With the cylinder balanced, hold your fingers over the brake line holes, press the piston with a large Phillips screwdriver while removing your finger from one hole, then place your finger back on the hole before releasing the piston. Repeat this multiple times and cap the holes afterward.
6. Install the new cylinder on the vehicle in reverse order of removal. Remove the caps on the holes and the brake lines before connecting the lines to the cylinder.
7. Bleed the braking system.2. Loosen the tube nuts connecting the brake lines to the crack cylinder using a bright stone wrench. Pull the lines outside and either plug their govern ends with rubber or wrap plastic bags encompassing them to prevent contamination.
