Caliper help Please!
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Caliper help Please!
Hi all,
I had to replace the metal brake line that feeds my rear left caliper. I understand I have to bleed that caliper.
For what I have been reading I have to bleed the inner half first and then the outer half. Correct?
Apparently each half has 1 bleeding nipple, but my calipers have 2 bleeding nipples on the outer half and 1 on the inner half.
How to I proceed? I suppose I still should start with the inner half(as it only has 1 nipple) and then with the outer half, but which of the 2 nipples in the outer half should I bleed first?
Thank you in advance!
I had to replace the metal brake line that feeds my rear left caliper. I understand I have to bleed that caliper.
For what I have been reading I have to bleed the inner half first and then the outer half. Correct?
Apparently each half has 1 bleeding nipple, but my calipers have 2 bleeding nipples on the outer half and 1 on the inner half.
How to I proceed? I suppose I still should start with the inner half(as it only has 1 nipple) and then with the outer half, but which of the 2 nipples in the outer half should I bleed first?
Thank you in advance!
Melting Slicks
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I bought two new calipers last fall and replaced the metal and flex rear lines on both sides. One had the plug other had the bleeder, I bought a bleeder for the plug one and just started farthest in flow and wokred my way toward the line.
Melting Slicks
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The factory plugged the bottom hole. Rebuilders add bleeders to the previously plugged ones. I did a gravity bleed when I did mine a few weeks ago. Work great now. Simple.
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thanks guys for the help!!!
So! I was just going to proceed to bleed the caliper when I noticed the pin pad was GONE!
the caliper is "almost" in the right position position, it is just a little higher of where it should be. the holes on the calipers are higher than the holes on the wheel assembly. I got a new pad pin but I how do I get them to align now? do I have to disconnect the caliper to reduce the pressure on the disc ? or do u ise a rubber hammer? (that i sort of did but it did not work)
see picture. help? thanks!
caliper | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
So! I was just going to proceed to bleed the caliper when I noticed the pin pad was GONE!
the caliper is "almost" in the right position position, it is just a little higher of where it should be. the holes on the calipers are higher than the holes on the wheel assembly. I got a new pad pin but I how do I get them to align now? do I have to disconnect the caliper to reduce the pressure on the disc ? or do u ise a rubber hammer? (that i sort of did but it did not work)
see picture. help? thanks!
caliper | Flickr - Photo Sharing!