Cannot bleed right rear brake Options

[tornik550]

I have tried bleedling my brakes with three different types of bleeders and I have the same issue each time. I can get all the calipers to bleed properly except the passenger rear brake. Using the hand pump type of bleeder, I have pumped the right rear brake for a very long time and I still get bubbles. It never seems to change. I wasn't sure if I had speed bleeders or not so I removed the bleeder and found it was slightly bent (probably from over tightening). I put a new bleeder in and restarted the process- no change. Any ideas? I have not seen any fluid leaks. I have not tried to drive the car yet due to some engine issues. They were rebuilt fairly recently (by me)- is it possibel that I screwed something up? Seems to me that I would see a leak somewhere if I screwed up the rebuild.

[McMark]

I hate bleeding brakes for just this kind of crap. But you may be sucking air in past the threads which shows up in the line, but isn't really air in the caliper.

[jcd914]

I hate bleeding brakes for just this kind of crap. But you may be sucking air in past the threads which shows up in the line, but isn't really air in the caliper.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) This was my first thought.

Nothing beats the 2 person method where someone pumps up pressure and holds it and then someone quickly opens and closes the bleeder. You get a quick rush of fluid to push along any "stuck" air. And you can tell if any air bubbles come out with the fluid or show up after the bleeder is closed.

Jim