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Bled brakes again...still no pedal! 200 1985

posted by  Jessie on  Sun Mar 10 08:06 CST 2002
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If all of your pistons are back out, push them back in with the bleed screws open. that way there will definitley be no air in the calipers. Close the bleed screw before you stop pushing the pistons in. If I were you I would put the worn out pads back in so you can get the pistons way out first. You can also push air out of the rest of the system that way. To do this leave the bleed screws closed, so that the fluid pushes air back through the MC.
It won't help you now, but you probably could have avoided all of this. when you change a caliper plug the air hole on the resevoir and make sure there is always fluid in it. Disconnect the old caliper and have the new one hanging and ready to attach the line to. Attach the line right away and then bolt it to the car. Open the bleed screws and wait till fluid starts dripping out. No bleeding necessary. The rest of the system is not disturbed so no bleeding is necessary. You can even change the MC without bleeding the system.






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