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Jun 4, 2013 | 06:02 PM

Blacksj

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Brake help

I changed calipers on the front bleed them pedal felt good until I started truck and it went to floor and brake light on dash came on. Any Info is appericated.

Jun 4, 2013 | 06:05 PM

freegdr

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I changed calipers on the front bleed them pedal felt good until I started truck and it went to floor and brake light on dash came on. Any Info is appericated.

Very common mistake is calipers on wrong side . Are bleeders on bottom or top of caliper ?

Jun 4, 2013 | 06:28 PM

Blacksj

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Bottom

Jun 4, 2013 | 06:53 PM

Gee oh Dee

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Bleeders go up.

Moving thread to OEM Tech.

Jun 4, 2013 | 07:23 PM

Blacksj

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So once I swap the calipers to the opposite sides and bleed again the problem with brake loss on start up will be gone

Jun 4, 2013 | 08:10 PM

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Most likely. Air goes up of course, so you didn't get it out. (cool "catch" freedgr")

Jun 5, 2013 | 04:49 AM

freegdr

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Most likely. Air goes up of course, so you didn't get it out. (cool "catch" freedgr")

Trick is always say bottom first ...yes putting calipers on bleeders up should cure it. Been done numerous times .I think its actually a bad design that there interchangeable . Maybe im just picky that things for one side should not fit the other on vechicles.