Does anyone have a good picture of a bleeder screw. I need to change the cylinder on my wife's car (chrysler sebring) and i have never dealt with drum brakes. thanks
andy

 

Bleeder screw should be on the cyliner behind the brake setup.

 

Here's a picture of the bleeder on the OEM brakes:
(it's the black rubber cap with the green mark on it)



It comes from this thread on how to change the Z's brakes. Check it out, you might find it useful.
https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-suspension-diy/58195-how-to-change-brake-pads.html

 

He said Drum Brakes on a Sebring. Its different then our Disc Brakes. From what I remember I never had to bleed the rear drums as it was controlled by cable and Springs. There is a Small Piston that pushes it out for braking but there is no bleeder for that.

When changing brakes if you just use a C Clamp and Open your Brake Fluid Resovoir you dont need to bleed them brakes your just pushing fluid out and not pushing air in.

 

+1. Drum brakes do not work on hydraulic(sp?). Perhaps he meant to post this question on the Chrysler forum

 

Drum brakes are hydraulic. The bleeder for drums is on the wheel cylinder. The wheel cylinder is mounted to the backing plate. Once you get the drum off, the cylinder will be located between the shoes. Then look behind the backing plate and you will see the bleeder.

 

Interesting... I could have sworn that drum brakes worked like the hand brake, spring/lever mechanisms. Maybe that what I was confusing, the hand brake mechanism vs. the mechanism that actually applies stopping power to the drum pads. I've been wrong in the past and will be the 1st to admit it. Can someone else confirm this?

 

I've circled the hydro portion in red. The wheel cylinder pushes the shoes outward to engage the drum to apply friction. The return springs are just that, they pull the shoes back towards center after the pedal is released.

 

Thank you for the pic. That is very interesting. Now that I think about it I remember that mechanism, the last time I inspected my grandfather's 96 Chevy Lumina's drum brakes. On the Z, there is a similar looking mechanism with little cog thumbwheels to the side, but these are controlled by the hand brake. This is probably what I was confusing it with.

 

thread tittle makes me think of something gross

 

I haven't had a bleeder since I was in high school...

 

You're very welcome, I don't mind using my prior career for good. For the Z the emergency brake does use drums. Piece you are refering to is for adjusting clearance of shoe to drum for e-brake. A vehicle that has drums for primary brakes has the adjuster as well, but adjustment is more important in that case as the wheel cylinder pistons can pop out if everything is screwed.