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 Post subject: Re: Brake bleeding
PostPosted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 5:26 pm 
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Adjust your shoes out so they are tight against the drum. Then try bleading.....


I have disk brakes all the way around.

Then your fucked....... Lol!!

Pressure bleed them.

You will need a cheap bug sprayer, clear hose, extra reservoir cap and a barb fitting to attach the hose to the cap.
Cut the tip off of the spray wand
Attach one end of the hose
On the cap, drill a hole and attach the barbed hose connection. It needs a good seal.
Attach the other end of the hose to the barb.

Fill sprayer with brake fluid and pump it up.
Attach cap to reservoir
Loosen farthest bleeder valve
Press the trigger on the wand
Watch fluid shoot out with all the air bubbles!

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 Post subject: Re: Brake bleeding
PostPosted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:37 pm 
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F********!!!! F*****!!!!! :furious: :furious: :furious: :blueguy: :blueguy: :blueguy: brakes

Ok no leaks anywhere, got the fronts working. I can't get the backs to work to save my life. Another Saturday bleeding brakes. I did the conventional way, , I don't know how many times and no back brakes. Fronts lock up like a champ. I don't know what else to do. I used a pressure bleeder got the backs to 15psi and that's all it would give and nothing.

Anyone? Anyone? Suggestions? I've never had this much issue with brakes.

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 Post subject: Re: Brake bleeding
PostPosted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:39 pm 
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Dlicious wrote:
N8-Car wrote:
Dlicious wrote:
Adjust your shoes out so they are tight against the drum. Then try bleading.....


I have disk brakes all the way around.

Then your fucked....... Lol!!

Pressure bleed them.

You will need a cheap bug sprayer, clear hose, extra reservoir cap and a barb fitting to attach the hose to the cap.
Cut the tip off of the spray wand
Attach one end of the hose
On the cap, drill a hole and attach the barbed hose connection. It needs a good seal.
Attach the other end of the hose to the barb.

Fill sprayer with brake fluid and pump it up.
Attach cap to reservoir
Loosen farthest bleeder valve
Press the trigger on the wand
Watch fluid shoot out with all the air bubbles!



I'll try this tomorrow

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 Post subject: Re: Brake bleeding
PostPosted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:57 pm 
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are you losing fluid? maybe the brake line that goes front to back in the tunnel?

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 Post subject: Re: Brake bleeding
PostPosted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 7:12 pm 
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are you losing fluid? maybe the brake line that goes front to back in the tunnel?


Nope I cleaned all my connections last weekend and checked everything again today. Didn't see any leaks.

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 Post subject: Re: Brake bleeding
PostPosted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:37 am 
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You could have a bad master cylinder.

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 Post subject: Re: Brake bleeding
PostPosted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:43 am 
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Dlicious wrote:
You could have a bad master cylinder.


Even though there is brake fluid going to all 4 brakes? IDK

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