Rear calipers not getting fluid.
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Intermediate
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Tucumcari N.M.
Rear calipers not getting fluid.
Just put new calipers, new master cylinder and new flex lines on a 76 vette. I can,t get any fluid to reach the rear calipers. I've bleed and bleed and nothing. I've been trying the gravity bleed all weekend and nothing. Need some insight, I'm stumped on this one.
Racer
Joined: May 2006
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From: Angleton, Tx
May want to check a couple of places for fluid. 1st would be proportioning valve. 2nd would be distribution block in the rear. 3rd would be the brake hoses. If the hoses are original or very old, I would check there first. The hoses can degrade on the inside and restrict flow.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Columbia Missouri
May want to check a couple of places for fluid. 1st would be proportioning valve. 2nd would be distribution block in the rear. 3rd would be the brake hoses. If the hoses are original or very old, I would check there first. The hoses can degrade on the inside and restrict flow.
Those rubber hoses have issues when they get old. They may look good on the outside but inside they have separated and the inner lining swells either blocking fluid in or out.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Lewisburg WV
thegazman
I had a similar problem in my 79. I had new stainless steel hoses. I installed a set of Russell bleeder valves with check *****. I was then able to bleed the brakes one at a time with the brake pedal.
