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This is ideally a three-person job.
Person 1 is going to sit in the car and work the brake pedal. Person 1 needs to be a driver so he or she knows what a good solid-feeling brake pedal is like.
Person 2 is going to stand next to the front of the car and add brake fluid to the reservoir as needed.
Person 3 is you.
Go to the store and get some 7mm fuel hose, two quarts of DOT 3 or DOT 4 brake fluid, a 7mm box-end wrench and a jar. You should have jackstands, a jack, tire changing tools and so on.
You jack up the car and put it on four jackstands after you loosened the lug nuts.
You take off the wheel farthest from the master cylinder--right rear.
You look behind the brake and you should see a weird looking silver bolt thing sticking out. This is the bleeder valve. Put the wrench on it. Shove one end of the hose over the tip of the bleeder valve, and put the other end in the jar, covered in brake fluid.
Tell Person 1 that when you yell "pump" he or she is to pump the brake pedal real fast about 10 times, hold it down and yell "ready." Also tell Person 1 that when "ready" is yelled, his/her brake foot is going to sink to the floor right after that and that's okay.
Now go back to the right rear wheel, get down there, grab the wrench, make sure the hose is IN brake fluid (and that it hasn't gotten above the brake fluid in the jar at all), and yell "pump." When you hear "ready," open the bleeder valve by turning the wrench counterclockwise for a couple of seconds then close it by turning the wrench clockwise. The first time you do this, you should get a huge gush of air out of the hose. Do it a few more times, until you don't see air come out of the hose when you open the valve.
When that one's bled, bleed the left rear, then the right front, and finally the left front. It's best to bleed the whole brake system rather than just the rears, but if you insist you can bleed the rears alone. (If you have a 1966 or earlier you have to bleed the whole system because all four wheel cylinders are on the same brake circuit. In 1967 they changed it so the fronts and rears are on different circuits.)
What else can I help you with?
How do you change the water pump on a 1968 beetle?
A 1968 Beetle is air cooled there is no water pump fitted.
What is the fluid capacities of a 1968 volkswagen beetle?
2500 ml engine oil, 3000 ml gear oil, and however much brake fluid will go in it.
When was Let It Bleed created?
Let It Bleed was created in 1968-11.
Would the doors from a 1968 VW Beetle fit a 1966 VW Beetle?
yes it can
How much did a 1968 VW Beetle cost?
$1995.
Why does the fuse blow when you push in on the brake peddle on your 1968 vw beetle?
Because there's a short somewhere in the system, and it's probably on the master cylinder. VW, for some reason, used a brake light switch that's activated by brake fluid pressure. The switch is under the car where it gets wet.
How much did a VW beetle cost in 1968?
around 2700 dollars I bought a 1968 Beetle in fall 1967 and remember pretty distinctly that the sticker price was $1,800.
Will a hood of a 1969 beetle fit in a 1972 beetle?
Yes, the hoods from 1968 to 1979 will all interchange.
How many miles per gallon does a 1968 volkswagen beetle get?
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When did VW Beetle first offer auto transmission?
1968
Where are the indicators on 1968 VW beetle?
The indicators are located on the front fenders
Where is VIN on a 1968 VW Beetle?
The VIN for my 1968 VW Beetle is located under the hood, behind the spare tire, on an attached metal plate. and under the rear seat dead center the hump.
