Did not bleed Immediately
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Did not bleed Immediately
Last week I replaced the front drivers side brake hose with a stainless line. I ran into a problem in the back that required a new part. I did not bleed the fron t Caliper. I just read that you should bleed immediately after introducing air into the line. What will go wrong and what should I do from here. I have the parts now to complete the job.
Drifting
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No harm done. You will have to bleed the entire system regardless, meaning all 4 calipers. Hopefully you didn't let the master cylinder run dry or you will have to sell the car as it is now worthless! 
If you have drained the master cylinder, you will have to bleed that first either on the car or on the bench. Then bleed each caliper. You want to get as much gunk, old fluid and rust out of the entire system (ie change all the fluid and then some!) There are lots of instructions, suggestions and cautions for these procedures in the archives. Do you have a repair manual or have you done brake work before?
If you have drained the master cylinder, you will have to bleed that first either on the car or on the bench. Then bleed each caliper. You want to get as much gunk, old fluid and rust out of the entire system (ie change all the fluid and then some!) There are lots of instructions, suggestions and cautions for these procedures in the archives. Do you have a repair manual or have you done brake work before?
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Racer
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I have helped bleed a system years ago. I was "peddle pushing guy". I also have read most of the posts here and have a pretty god idea of what needs to be done. I was looking for the section where the guy gave instructions on how to make a power bleeder out of a garden sprayer and it made since seemed pretty simple. I have an extra master clynder cap and I was going to drill it, put in a fitting connect it to the pump sprayer. Again making sure not to run the M/C or power bleeder dry.
After reading the bleed immediately post i was afraid I had introduced condensation into the line...potientially leading to frozen pistons...yada..yada..yada...you know how that works...one little bump snowballs into a big mess.
After reading the bleed immediately post i was afraid I had introduced condensation into the line...potientially leading to frozen pistons...yada..yada..yada...you know how that works...one little bump snowballs into a big mess.
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If you read "bleed immediately" on the caliper box, it's only lawyers telling you not do drive without bleeding and don't sue them if you do. Engineers and mechanics don't worry about that stuff. Joe
