Brake bleeding..., sucks (pun woefully intended) |
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Brake bleeding..., sucks (pun woefully intended) |
stateofidleness |
Aug 22 2010, 04:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 810 Joined: 1-September 07 From: Canyon Lake, Texas! Member No.: 8,065 Region Association: None |
at my wit's end with brake bleeding (who else says "blake breeding" on accident?... ok just me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)) anyways...
tried the old fashioned "get a buddy" method... this helped me find all my leaks... fun.. so after replacing all the lines, the master cylinder and a rear caliper, we tried again (3 weekends into this so far... ) Builds a little pressure, go to next wheel.. try again.. no change, but good flow.. after doing all 4 corners and getting good flow with no air at each one, STILL pedal almost goes all the way to the floor with little pressure... finally got to that point where you don't mind spending money to make the process easier, so i went to FLAPS and got the MityVac thing... $40 later i get home and go back to work... got the process down and got good flow at each tire again, reservoir staying full throughout... STILL sh*tty pedal feel... so at the time of this writing.. i quit! |
stateofidleness |
Aug 22 2010, 07:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 810 Joined: 1-September 07 From: Canyon Lake, Texas! Member No.: 8,065 Region Association: None |
dammit, i thought the MityVac one was THE one, and now I'm remembering the Motive one... ugh...
the long tube method sounds cheaper than the motive, so I might try that. should I order speed bleeders? i wonder if the FLAPS would take a return on this thing. i haven't touched the proportioning valve or done anything but reinstall a new master cylinder (no bench bleed). do i need to do anything special with these two or just tap them like you said? also, i have one rear caliper that has 2 valves, and one that has 1 valve (top). i did the bottoms on the ones with 2 and the single on the one with 1. also, dumb question and I could probably search forum for it, but will the engine bar support the car if i put 2 jack stands under it? this one wheel at a time, removing and rinstalling is getting old (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) how about 2 stands under the steering rack in the front (the stationary part) |
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