i have a new manning trailer with surge brakes. maybe 300 miles by now tops!!

brakes were bottoming out. so i ajusted them up. still not working for crap. so i just happen to pop the master cylinder cap.


bone dry?????????

i added fluid. but do i need to bleed them, and if so.. can a brake bleeder work on these ok. suck the fluid from the bleeder nipple to get air out right? one at a time starting with farthest run??

You sure can do it that way. You can also loosen the emergency lever safty clips and then pump the handle up and over to push fluid through. Look for loose lines some were. Good luck.

Jon

is that how that thing works. can one guy do it by leaving the bleeder open, and pump a few times? or will air suck back in through the bleeders. (in other words,do i have to do it the right way with someone opening and shutting the bleeder.)

also, should the bearing blocks on the surge coupler be lubed to slide easier inside the coupler housing or left dry?

My slider has a grease fitting on it.

You can do it yourself. You should however pull the lever forward and close the bleeder then push the lever back and so on.

Jon

Rambunctious-
You can open the bleeder, then slip a piece of vacuum hose on it. You need a good tight fit, or the hose will come off. Dunk the other end of the hose in a clear jar with some brake fluid, making sure the end is in the fluid.

When you stroke the lever, fluid and air come out, and only fluid will be sucked back in. Remember to check the trailer fluid reservior? level often.

Hope this helps
Bulldog aka Ronnie

thanks. I had a little brake pressure this mornign towing th boat in to work. but i want it right, so this weekend. Hey waterfoul or Donzimitch. wanna drink beer on my new deck....ohhhh i got to show you something on the boat in the barn a minute. hey grab that wrench by the way...............

Now you are talking

Keep filling it and towing it around and looking for leaks. The more fluid you leak out the easier it will be to locate. I had a bad wheel cylinder and couldn't make it leak with the e-brake lever. This chit don't evaporate... so find the leak... cause you have one.

BT

On my last boat I had a brake hose come off inside the tongue of the trailer. The tongue was enclosed and the fluid was running into the sealed rails on the trailer. I kept adding fluid and checking for leaks, but could not find any. I finally sent it back to the builder and they found it for me. If your trailer is set up the same way (enclosed brake lines), or if you still can't locate a leak I would make the builder find it and fix it.