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Vacuum brake bleeding 850

posted by  B.B. on  Thu Sep 16 11:06 CST 2010
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Today I started to flush the brake fluid and got a vaccum brake bleeding
kit on loan from the local Advance Auto.
It basically hooks up to the bleeder screw at the brake caliper
and pulls a vacuum and when you open the bleeding screw the old junk winds up in a little container.

I didn't think it was so wonderful and I prefer the method where you put about
15 PSI on the master cylinder and force the fluid out that way to do a One man brake bleed job.

The rear wheels bled out OK and I kept going until I got nice dark blue ATE
DOT4 coming out. GREAT!

Then I tried the front wheel and opened the bleeder screw and nothing came out.
Huh~! The brakes seem to work OK but how come I get no brake fluid coming out
when I crack the bleeder screw. Is it that the vacuum bleeder is no good?

I don't understand whats going on here.

Bill





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