1983Fbody

Okay, got the C5 brakes on. Sorry no pic's of the assembly or machining, I brought the digital camera to the garage and forgot the memory card for it

Anywayz, my question.. should the bleeder screw be on the bottom of the caliper or do I have my left and right on the wrong sides of the car? I can't seem to get all the air out of the lines. The brakes work, it just seems like I can't get the pedal as stiff as I want it and I think the calipers might be on the wrong sides. Maybe I just need to bleed them again...

krayende

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The new brakes look great!

I can't speak for the C5 brake conversion specifically, but I believe the bleeder screw should always be on the "top" of the caliper so that the system can be bled properly. Air, being less dense than your brake fluid, will travel to the top of your caliper. With the bleeder screw at the top of the caliper, brake fluid forces the air out of the caliper and you'll be left with the "hard" pedal you're looking for.


I don't think you will have much luck getting all of the air out of your new system with the bleeders on the bottom, but maybe the C5 brakes have a new system that I'm not familiar with.

Mongoose

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Bleeder screws should be on the top to allow all the air to get out.

J's T/A

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amen to that, you will be surprised at the improvement, your stockers must of been really bad if you can drive it now and still feel safe.

ebmiller88

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Bleeder screws always on the top, fellas...


Ed