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Old 06-12-2005, 04:51 PM
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Default New Car new Brakes trying to bleed lines! :O

ok..i did the left front brakes did fine i clamped the caliper lines bled good...and went in fairly easy went to other side..squeezed one of the sliders...to put pressure on break pad..and it slid in really easy...then i went to the other side adn I can't get it to Budge!!!...

i even pulled the bleeder off on the side...and let it drain out a bit why i was doing it still nothing

Any IDeas!??!??!?!?
Old 06-12-2005, 04:54 PM
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also im not talken about bleeding them completely out i mean..back..into the brake fluid dispensor..to change the brakes
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i thought we were in america...
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Originally Posted by boondiggys
i thought we were in america...
Huh?

To answer ur question, I am not sure of your problem. Are you having trouble pushing the piston in, or what? I dont understand you very well... Sorry. Maybe with some more in depth info we can help ya out
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Yeh I couldn't get the piston to decompress..now i just took the whole thing off stuck a punch in it..and hammered it one time..and it went down...fixed it guess it was just so far out it kinked.
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I always just use one of those C clamp things for clamping wood together. Pushes those pistons right back out of the way.
Is that what you meant? And it still wouldn't budge?




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