Bleeding rear brake having trouble
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what have you done to bleed your brakes? How did you get the air out of the system...there are different methods.
Here is a youtube from delboy garage on doing the front brakes...principal is the same for the rear.
I purchased a brake bleeder syringe to push fluid up into the cylinder through the brake lines instead of down since air travels up. Used brake bleeder evacuator to remove old fluid since it is difficult to pump the brake on the other side and release/close the bleeder valve at the same time.
Here is a youtube from delboy garage on doing the front brakes...principal is the same for the rear.
I purchased a brake bleeder syringe to push fluid up into the cylinder through the brake lines instead of down since air travels up. Used brake bleeder evacuator to remove old fluid since it is difficult to pump the brake on the other side and release/close the bleeder valve at the same time.
Last edited by hscic; Aug 7, 2017 at 09:57 AM.
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The rear brake can be a challenge, simply because the master cylinder is level with or lower than the brake caliper. Persistence pays! There are various instruments of torture available, which promise nirvana, but there is also a Sticky in the Tech Brakes section, which may help.
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Go slow with it. A couple of things to remember. Our Master Cylinders are fragile. Pump to hard and fast, and it will blow out the MC. Also make sure the front caliper pin went in straight, they are supper easy to cross thread and will put a bind on the caliper, bad business.
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