Rear brakes will not bleed
10-12-2008, 01:27 PM
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Rear brakes will not bleed
I replace the line from the prop valve all the way back to the calipers. I put in Earls SS lines at the flex points so nothing should be collapsing.
Anyway on Friday I tried a gravity bleed. I filled the resevoir and left it uncovered. I losened and later removed the bleed valve from the caliper. After 4 hours nothing had drained from the resevoir. Today I had my wife help me do the traditional pump the brake method and still no fluid would drain from the resevoir. Thinking that I had broken the master cylinder when I bench bled it, I took off the cover and had her push the pedal in which created a nice little gyser.
I decided to try the front brakes. Right now they are being gravity bled with no problem at all.
Any ideas on what I can do about the rears?
Anyway on Friday I tried a gravity bleed. I filled the resevoir and left it uncovered. I losened and later removed the bleed valve from the caliper. After 4 hours nothing had drained from the resevoir. Today I had my wife help me do the traditional pump the brake method and still no fluid would drain from the resevoir. Thinking that I had broken the master cylinder when I bench bled it, I took off the cover and had her push the pedal in which created a nice little gyser.
I decided to try the front brakes. Right now they are being gravity bled with no problem at all.
Any ideas on what I can do about the rears?
10-12-2008, 02:23 PM
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Re: Rear brakes will not bleed
Well nevermind. It started bleeding now. Not sure what the problem was though.
10-12-2008, 03:04 PM
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Re: Rear brakes will not bleed
It takes a while to fill all that tubing.
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