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How can you bleed your brakes on a 1969 fiat 500?

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Start at the longest and work towards the shortest line (RR,LR,RF,LF)

Connect a flexible hose the the bleeder screw place other end into a container filled with clean brake fluid

Have assistant push brake pedal approx. 2/3 down and hold

Open bleeder screw

observe bubbles in container

Close bleeder screw and repeat procedure until no bubbles are observed

Go to next wheel

Make sure master cylinder does not empty during procedure

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