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Old Sep 7, 2010 | 03:32 PM
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From: steilacoom washington
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so i re did my front calipers and brake pads . im having trouble getting pressure fully in them if i pump the brake pedal to stop it takes a couple of times before you can fully put the brakes on . i bleed from right rear to left rear and right front to left front any ideas what it could be
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Old Sep 7, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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Incorrectly bleeding them or there is still air in the lines. Do you have a buddy pushing the brake pedal for you?
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Old Sep 7, 2010 | 10:42 PM
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ya i did but we must of not bleed it good enough any tricks with the bleeder screw
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 09:26 AM
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Put a piece of vacuum hose on the bleeder making sure it fits tight, put the other end of the hose in a container that is half full of clean brake fluid, make sure the end of the hose is in the brake fluid, open the bleeder and slowly step on the pedal fully to the floor about five times, close the bleeder and check the fluid in the master cylinder, now feel if there is any improvement. Keep doing this until the pedal feels good. If you only replaced the front calipers, you only need to bleed the fronts, but if you opened the rear up to air, then you should give them a bleeding too.
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