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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 10:01 AM
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So this is gonna sound pretty dumb, but when you're bleeding your brake lines does the engine have to be running?
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 10:04 AM
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 10:09 AM
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Okay, cause I replaced my calipers, rotors, and pads yesterday and so I went to bleed the lines after I was.done and the brakes never got.hard again? like there wasn't any air coming out of the line when I was bleeding it, it was all fluid. Any suggestions?
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 11:34 AM
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Did you start farthest caliper and work to closest?

Make sure you are pumping the brakes slowly to reduce the air that is disolved on the fluid.

Did the bleeder valve only get opened when the pedal was being depressed and then closed before it was released?
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 11:35 AM
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Here you go...
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...enance/4213448
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by bmikes
after I was.done and the brakes never got.hard again?
Did you try rubbing them?
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by bmikes
... and the brakes never got.hard again? l...
Originally Posted by Crazy Amos
Did you try rubbing them?
Did you try adding "That's what she said" instant hard brake fluid to the brake reservoir?
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 12:08 AM
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Yea rubbing them didnt help :/ but I didn't try adding that to the resivour!!
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