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Old 07-04-2009   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Bleeding Brakes

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Originally Posted by TheBigDog View Post
Brake to floor, no stopping, no slowing, no nothing. In fact there was a sensation of acceleration. Pumping did not help. I bled them again and they improved enough that pumping them had an effect, not I did not see any air come out when I did this. The next step is to bleed them from all four wheels again, and let enough fluid pass through to know that any air in the lines has been exhausted out.

But I am done with it for a day. The rental is until Monday, so I am going to worry about it then. Just set off fireworks, now to go have some.

Bill
Make sure the fittings sealed. Did you bleed the anti-locks too? Did you have someone helping you (pushing on the brake until the flow was good)? Was the car on jacks when you were bleeding the line? Sometimes the bubbles work out while they sit. Could there be a pinhole in the lines? I blew my front brakeline stopping for a baby turkey last fall and it was soo rusted it blew. 80% of the time, when we do a caliper, we do the line at the same time if theres a hint of weakness (depending on the hassle involved).
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