Brake question

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Originally Posted by classical glass

Well I had both front calipers gone through and rebuilt. No real issues found I guess now it's just peace of mind. My whole braking system is now rebuilt so if i don't have more braking now it's the way God want's it. I can't take it out since there is 2 ft of snow in my yard so I guess I'll have to wait for better weather. Thanks to everyone for their input on this matter.

The bleeding process is NOT simple. There is a technique to it. ERA will tell you about a series of jacking up each side of the car in a certain progression. My mechanic created his own tool to help since we do these regularly and we don't have to jack up the car in strange sequences (:

I had a car that was built 20 years prior to me owning it. We determined that the rear brakes were never working since new, because they were never properly bled. There was NO wear on the rotors and the pads were like new still. After replacing the hoses and front to back line we still couldn't get fluid to easily pump back there until we isolated the rear MC and pumped away at it. That did the trick and then we were able to bleed all the brakes as a system and the rear brakes were working!

The key is to loosen the balance bar and bleed each master cylinder separately to make sure they are both pushing clean fluid all the way through and without any air bubbles. Bleed the clutch while you are at it. Do you have a single reservoir or 3 individual cans?

Troy