‘Bleeding brakes with my wife’, we’ve done this before, but she asked if I was going to put this one on Team Chevelle.
After putting on all new brake lines and new Master Cylinder (already bench bled), I asked my wife to help with the bleeding the lines. Talked through it, “put a little pressure on pedal, I’ll open bleeder, you push pedal slowly to floor, I‘ll close bleeder, let pedal up slowly and repeat sequence” – no problem, we’ve done this in the past and as before she brings something to read to pass the time. So we started at the right rear. After 10 – 15 minutes and checking the reservoir periodically, the fluid level is not going down. With reservoir cover off, I ask her to slowly push the pedal and I’m watching to see if I see any air bubbles are coming up. Instead a see the throttle rod moving. I look thru the windshield and said “you’re pushing the gas pedal”. She gives me the “deer in headlight look”
and slowly says “Oh no… I was pushing that one the whole time”. I guess the reading was real good. We laughed and carried on – just a senior moment at 44.
In my dear wife’s defense, I have the clutch assembly out of the car – so next pedal from the left – ahhh. She actually is very book and street smart – CPA with a college 4.0 GPA (4.0) – I can’t even come close. I definitely married up! Still a great “Oh no…” moment.
After putting on all new brake lines and new Master Cylinder (already bench bled), I asked my wife to help with the bleeding the lines. Talked through it, “put a little pressure on pedal, I’ll open bleeder, you push pedal slowly to floor, I‘ll close bleeder, let pedal up slowly and repeat sequence” – no problem, we’ve done this in the past and as before she brings something to read to pass the time. So we started at the right rear. After 10 – 15 minutes and checking the reservoir periodically, the fluid level is not going down. With reservoir cover off, I ask her to slowly push the pedal and I’m watching to see if I see any air bubbles are coming up. Instead a see the throttle rod moving. I look thru the windshield and said “you’re pushing the gas pedal”. She gives me the “deer in headlight look”
and slowly says “Oh no… I was pushing that one the whole time”. I guess the reading was real good. We laughed and carried on – just a senior moment at 44.In my dear wife’s defense, I have the clutch assembly out of the car – so next pedal from the left – ahhh. She actually is very book and street smart – CPA with a college 4.0 GPA (4.0) – I can’t even come close. I definitely married up! Still a great “Oh no…” moment.
