I had a similar problem on another vehicle. I replaced my entire
braking system but still could not get my front brakes to work. I had
bled at least 3 quarts of fluid but still got nothing except clear
fluid. Only after I removed the calipers and positioned them so the
bleed screw was at the highest point did I get the air out. I talked
to many mechanics (backyard and professional) about this and they
never heard of anything like this. I don't know why the air would not
be bled out but it worked. It is worth a shot to try it. CAUTION --
Put something in the caliper to prevent popping out the piston. Good
Luck.
---KEVIN EDDINS <eddinsk@NRISO.NOLA.NAVY.MIL> wrote:
>
> I know I am becoming quite the pest on the brake issue, but this is
more
> of an update.
>
> I've gone through 2 quarts of bleeding and I guess I still have air
in the
> system. I am going to bleed through another quart today and hope
that is
> the end of it.
>
> Last night I could feel a good pressure with a high pedal. The
problem is
> that if I pressed moderately hard the pedal would still travel to
the floor. I
> took it for a drive and could never get the brakes to lock up,
except on
> loose gravel. From what I am noticing, I think there is air in the
front. I
> think all tires were locking a little, but it was hard to tell with
the way the
> gravel was.
>
> I will continue to bleed and bleed and bleed. At some point
autozone will
> run out of brake fluid or I will run out of air. Hopefully my wife
doesn't
> run out of leg power. We have to do the two man bleed dance.
>
> After a couple of emails, I decided to leave the PDWA thingy alone,
since
> it shouldn't stop the fluid on a line. Also, I am bleeding in the
order of
> furthest to the closest to the MC.
>
> The afternoon ritual of bleed bleed bleed continues today.
>
> Thanks for the advice and encouragement,
>
> Kevin
>
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