Brake bleeding issues
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Burning Brakes
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Brake bleeding issues
I took my calipers off, i had strung the brake lines up so they wouldnt continue to leak, i came back to put my calipers on and noticed that one of the lines fell and leaked a decent amount of fluid out. I checked the master cylinder and it was emtpy. I put my calipers back on and bled the system, a few times now, i cant seem to get a good pedal out of this. I ran 2 quarts of fluid through now, and im just kind of baffled. Any suggestions before i bring the car to the dealer?
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From: Longview Texas
First, make sure you do not have any of the calipers installed upside down, with the bleeders at the bottom. If they are not at the top, you will never get all the air out of the calipers.
Bleed the master cylinder first. Then bleed each caliper.
You may have air in the brake control module and ABS system, but the valves in those systems are normally closed.
If you still cannot get all the air out, you may need a dealer to use a Tech II tester to open all the valves and get the air out.
Bleed the master cylinder first. Then bleed each caliper.
You may have air in the brake control module and ABS system, but the valves in those systems are normally closed.
If you still cannot get all the air out, you may need a dealer to use a Tech II tester to open all the valves and get the air out.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2007
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First, make sure you do not have any of the calipers installed upside down, with the bleeders at the bottom. If they are not at the top, you will never get all the air out of the calipers.
Bleed the master cylinder first. Then bleed each caliper.
You may have air in the brake control module and ABS system, but the valves in those systems are normally closed.
If you still cannot get all the air out, you may need a dealer to use a Tech II tester to open all the valves and get the air out.
Bleed the master cylinder first. Then bleed each caliper.
You may have air in the brake control module and ABS system, but the valves in those systems are normally closed.
If you still cannot get all the air out, you may need a dealer to use a Tech II tester to open all the valves and get the air out.
braindead. 
. I must've been high today. I dont know why i would have thought air would have came out of the bleeder when its facing down... Thanks
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