re bleeding brakes.

[tahoe healey]

Spent the day doing the clutch and brake master cylinders. Clutch is fine in fact better then ever. The brake catches well but on the next pump catches sooner. Probably needs re-bleeding as air may have entered the system. My question is where would the best place to bleed? I had a leak at the right front wheel so I'm thinking there as appose to the master cylinder.
This was a bitch of a job with out a lift. Not looking forward to a do over.

 

[HealeyRick]

I'd bleed all four in this order: right rear, left rear, right front, left front. You shouldn't have to get the car too far off the ground to reach the bleeders. In fact, you can probably get to the fronts without lifting at all just be turning the steering wheel to full lock

 

[glemon]

I agree with Rick, the master cylinder bleeding is generally to get things started, prime the pump as it were, once it is pumping well any residual air in the MC should be forced through the system by continued bleeding, in fact if you crack the line the bleed the MC now you will introduce bubbles that have to be worked all the way down the lines and out.

Agree with what Rick said above, also make sure you are not letting air back in on the upstroke, I usually do final bleeding with the bleeders cracked open veryy minimally so that I have to work a little to expel the fluid because I want to minimize the possibility of air getting back in through the threads on the bleeders.

 

[Bob_Spidell]

I'd bleed all four in this order: right rear, left rear, right front, left front. You shouldn't have to get the car too far off the ground to reach the bleeders. In fact, you can probably get to the fronts without lifting at all just be turning the steering wheel to full lock

On a car with a servo--e.g. my BJ8--I start at the left rear.

Yes, you can get to the front bleeders by turning the wheels, but for the rears you need to get the rearend off the ground.

 

[Keoke]

On a car with a servo--e.g. my BJ8--I start at the left rear.

Yes, you can get to the front bleeders by turning the wheels, but for the rears you need to get the rear end off the ground.

 

[Randy Forbes]

Note: it is difficult to get all the air out of a freshly rebuilt pair of calipers. It is not unusual (for me anyway) to have to bleed them more than a couple of times, preferably with a few miles of driving (and some vigorous brake use) in between bleeding sessions.

It is possible to get a rock-hard, one-touch (no pumping) brake pedal in your Healey, but it takes some effort. The all drum-braked cars are easier to bleed, in this regard.