Brake bleeding..., sucks (pun woefully intended) |
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Brake bleeding..., sucks (pun woefully intended) |
stateofidleness |
Aug 22 2010, 04:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 810 Joined: 1-September 07 From: Canyon Lake, Texas! Member No.: 8,065 Region Association: None |
at my wit's end with brake bleeding (who else says "blake breeding" on accident?... ok just me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)) anyways...
tried the old fashioned "get a buddy" method... this helped me find all my leaks... fun.. so after replacing all the lines, the master cylinder and a rear caliper, we tried again (3 weekends into this so far... ) Builds a little pressure, go to next wheel.. try again.. no change, but good flow.. after doing all 4 corners and getting good flow with no air at each one, STILL pedal almost goes all the way to the floor with little pressure... finally got to that point where you don't mind spending money to make the process easier, so i went to FLAPS and got the MityVac thing... $40 later i get home and go back to work... got the process down and got good flow at each tire again, reservoir staying full throughout... STILL sh*tty pedal feel... so at the time of this writing.. i quit! |
underthetire |
Aug 23 2010, 08:57 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
I've done brakes several times with the mighty vac, works every time for me. I never use it for final bleed though, just to get the major bleeding done. Final bleed for me is usually the next day after all the little air bubbles settle out and use the glass jar trick.
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Drums66 |
Aug 23 2010, 04:16 PM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I've done brakes several times with the mighty vac, works every time for me. I never use it for final bleed though, just to get the major bleeding done. Final bleed for me is usually the next day after all the little air bubbles settle out and use the glass jar trick. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) venting clearance is imperative!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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