Brake ?
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Not sure what you mean by a "good pedal", soft/spongy indicating air is still in the system.
1. Did you bench bleed the master?
2. Did you start with the RR caliper inner bleed screw, then outter bleed screw and tap the caliper to dislodge air bubbles. Then went to LR, RF, LF?
3. Did you replace all the rubber lines?
1. Did you bench bleed the master?
2. Did you start with the RR caliper inner bleed screw, then outter bleed screw and tap the caliper to dislodge air bubbles. Then went to LR, RF, LF?
3. Did you replace all the rubber lines?
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Instructor
Joined: Sep 2014
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From: Allentown Pa.
Not sure what you mean by a "good pedal", soft/spongy indicating air is still in the system.
1. Did you bench bleed the master?
2. Did you start with the RR caliper inner bleed screw, then outter bleed screw and tap the caliper to dislodge air bubbles. Then went to LR, RF, LF?
3. Did you replace all the rubber lines?
1. Did you bench bleed the master?
2. Did you start with the RR caliper inner bleed screw, then outter bleed screw and tap the caliper to dislodge air bubbles. Then went to LR, RF, LF?
3. Did you replace all the rubber lines?
Yes I replaced all of the lines, rubber and metal
car still has air in the lines. It was bled by the old 1 2 3 hold method.
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More questions
I have always used the gravity method to bleed not sure what "1 2 3 hold" means. A helper pumps and then holds and you open the bleeder?
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Instructor
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From: Allentown Pa.
You first post you were vaque as to what was rebuilt and what was replaced. Was the master rebuilt or replaced? If rebuilt what condition was the bore in?
I have always used the gravity method to bleed not sure what "1 2 3 hold" means. A helper pumps and then holds and you open the bleeder?
I have always used the gravity method to bleed not sure what "1 2 3 hold" means. A helper pumps and then holds and you open the bleeder?
Yes a helper pumps the pedal and then holds it while you open the bleeder.
Thanks to everyone for the help!
Racer
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From: Mulberry Florida
You first post you were vaque as to what was rebuilt and what was replaced. Was the master rebuilt or replaced? If rebuilt what condition was the bore in?
I have always used the gravity method to bleed not sure what "1 2 3 hold" means. A helper pumps and then holds and you open the bleeder?
I have always used the gravity method to bleed not sure what "1 2 3 hold" means. A helper pumps and then holds and you open the bleeder?
Larry
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Paul, just keep at it. Bleeding the brakes on these cars is one of the most popular WTF topics here on the forum. It took me the better part of a week to get mine bled. I have a very slight leak on one of my calipers now and Ive been procrastinating 8 months so far because I dont want to bleed them again.
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Paul, just keep at it. Bleeding the brakes on these cars is one of the most popular WTF topics here on the forum. It took me the better part of a week to get mine bled. I have a very slight leak on one of my calipers now and Ive been procrastinating 8 months so far because I dont want to bleed them again.
New hoses="New" pedal!