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Old 01-26-2012, 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by TrimDrip
Anyways, I would do like adder said and start bleeding at the master then work my way to the calipers until I found the problem If I couldn't get them to bleed.
no... start bleeding from the calipers, and work your way to the master...
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Old 01-26-2012, 07:50 AM
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Yeah, adder is right.

Personally anytime I have had a problem like this, it has been a bad master or I bled just a little too much and ran out of fluid in the master pushing air through the lines.

It wouldn't hurt if you jacked the rear while bleeding them either.
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Old 01-26-2012, 08:15 PM
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Did mine with 4 corners on a jack stand. Starting with the bench bled master. Front drivers side then passenger side... then rear end.
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Old 01-27-2012, 10:48 AM
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lol ok, well from what i can tell my problems are all in the front of the system. I have blocked off the front system from the rears, and i have gotten a FULL pedal rock solid along with NOT being able to rotate the axles with the car in nuetral
Those valves are all on the rear system lines
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Old 01-27-2012, 06:40 PM
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Once again, I would loosen the line a little on the master for the front brakes and have someone press it to the floor and hold it while I tightened. It should shoot out of there like crazy. It won't put massive amounts of air in the lines and will tell you if the master is bad. Then I would look at getting it at the calipers, hoses and so on. Just don't get the fluid on the paint.

I have changed a many of masters like this and never once loosen a bleeder on the brakes.
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Old 01-28-2012, 08:49 PM
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well i know from experiance that when i loosen the caliper and press the brake... it shoots out like crazy
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Old 01-28-2012, 10:32 PM
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if you are getting fluid like you say at the lines......you should have brakes

If the wrench is on the bleeder at the bottom side of the caliper on the second pic of your first post, I will make fun of you for a long time for not being able to bleed them. That is what it looks like but, surley it isn't.

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