firebirdman469

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Ok, so I installed Brembo blanks, and new Hawk HPS pads, along with painting my rotors. I decided to bleed my whole brake system since it has never been done before.....well here is my problem.

This is not my first time bleeding brakes, but they still seem soft. Sorry for the long post but I am going to post my whole procedure to make sure it is right.

1. Fill reservoir
2. Have friend pump brakes 4-5 times until pedal is stiff
3. Break Bleeder valve loose (while he holds pedal down)
4. Tighten bleeder valve (let off pedal after valve is tight)
5. Repeat process

I know the sequence is passenger rear, driver rear, passenger front, driver front.....

Is there anything I am missing??

It just seems like the pedal is noticeably softer that last year when I had the car out of storage.....By the way, the bleeder valves are on the top...

Any suggestions would be great..

The PAT WS6

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thats right exactly how u bleed it, there could be air in the line repeat this for a while.

firebirdman469

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Any More Suggestions??

z28bryan

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Looks like you have the right idea. Are you having problems with anything?

I just finished mine today. I had thought I had too much air in my system, but it was just a clogged bleeder screw. I luckily had some spare ones hanging around and I'm all set.

SpdFrk1990

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Sometimes it seems like you can never get all the air out unless use a pressure bleeder like a motive power bleeder.

firebirdman469

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That's what I was thinking, I just don't want to buy one....Every single place I call that has one won't let me put my own fluid through their machine. How much does a power bleeder usually cost? I hate not being able to dirve my car....

SpdFrk1990

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I just bought one and paid 85 shipped with the adapter to fit the clutch res also.

Duffster

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get two of the big bottles of brake fluid so you don't have to run back...

jb442

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+1 on that... Years ago, I installed a line-lock on my '69 442 and with the re-routed lines, I could never get the air out using conventional bleeding techniques. Had to use a pressure-bleeder and I remember having all 4 corners open at the same time, and closed them one-by-one starting at the passenger rear! Used a lot of fluid, but got the job done.