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Bled brakes repeatedly, still soft w/ car on ***HELP***

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Old 06-17-2014, 09:28 AM
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Ahh, thats a different setup than I was thinking. There is a bleeder that hooks up top and pushes it through, yours was pulling it.
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Originally Posted by ssyellow
Ahh, thats a different setup than I was thinking. There is a bleeder that hooks up top and pushes it through, yours was pulling it.
Yeah i've seen kits both ways but this was the one Harbor Freight carried and the price was right!

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Old 06-17-2014, 09:04 PM
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Yeah I was using actual pressure on the reservoir bottle under the hood. 15 PSI was more than enough for a very strong flow and the system bled very quickly.
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I did mine the old fashioned way with a piece of clear tubing and a breaker bar to hold the pedal down between the seat cushion. Worked like a charm
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Originally Posted by chris88z24
I did mine the old fashioned way with a piece of clear tubing and a breaker bar to hold the pedal down between the seat cushion. Worked like a charm
That will probably not work if you have to do a major repair like an ABS module. So much line length and air gets trapped in the high points, you just can't force it all out that slowly. You need pressure or at least a helper to quickly cycle the system.
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I only did calipers and hoses. Which are rusted again after a half of a winter.
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