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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 01:47 PM
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I've worked on a lot of Chevrolet brakes but not Corvette. Do you bleed all 3 bleeders on each caliper?
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here is some good info: http://iotech.no/corvette/technical/corvette_brakes.htm
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Originally Posted by TERRY CLARK
I've worked on a lot of Chevrolet brakes but not Corvette. Do you bleed all 3 bleeders on each caliper?
There should only be two bleeders on the rears, at the top. The third hole at the bottom should just be plugged, bleeding here won't do anything except waste fluid.

The fronts only have one bleeder each.
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Originally Posted by 69autoXr
There should only be two bleeders on the rears, at the top. The third hole at the bottom should just be plugged, bleeding here won't do anything except waste fluid.

The fronts only have one bleeder each.
Just did mine this weekend. Bleed the inside on the rears first, then the outside.
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Use a pressure bleeder, bang on the calipers to free bubbles and go around the car a couple of times...
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