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Servicing the Bendix Hydrovac


Replacement of Hydrovac on Chassis

1. Reassemble Hydrovac unit in the frame brackets and tighten bolts and nuts evenly.

CAUTION: Be sure bleeder valves on Hydrovac unit are vertical.

2. Connect air cleaner and vacuum hose connections.

3. Connect hydraulic lines from hydraulic master cylinder and wheel cylinders.

4. Bleed Hydrovac unit according to instructions under, “Bleeding the Hydrovac”.

Bleeding the Hydrovac

The Hydrovac unit must be bled at all three bleeder valves before at tempting to bleed at the wheel cylinders.
Because the hydraulic line from the master cylinder can be connected to the Hydrovac at two different points, the order of bleeding the Hydrovac bleeder valves will vary.
Use the following method of determining proper bleeder valve sequence:

1. If the hydraulic line from the master cylinder connects to the Hydrovac unit at the control valve, bleed the hydrovac in 1—2—3 order as shown above.
2. If the hydraulic line from the master cylinder connects to the slave cylinder, bleed the Hydrovac in 2-1-3 order as shown above.
3. Bleed vehicle hydraulic brake system in usual manner.

NOTE Bleed the Hydrovac and the wheel cylinders with a dead motor.

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