brakes

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

yeah, get a buddy. one pumps the brakes and holds it down. the other cracks the valve until the pedal hits the floor. hold pedal down, close valve. repeat. go to other side. repeat

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

or you can get the one man brake bleed kit from the autoparts store

 

[Ken448 10+ year member]

DO NOT allow the master cylinder to run dry during this process!

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

DO NOT allow the master cylinder to run dry during this process!

if it does, there are problems other than pad/shoes/calipers.

or you just bled them too mutch //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[bannock 10+ year member]

what happens if the master cylinder goes empty?

 

[Ken448 10+ year member]

you just pumped air into the system, and bleeding just got A LOT longer!

 

[bannock 10+ year member]

ok so i tried to bleed my brakes but i realized that my lines were leaking fluid. right where the line bolts onto the caliper on both sides is where its leaking. what the heck //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Ken448 10+ year member]

tighten them?? Do you have a set of line wrenches??

Was there a little brass washer for each side when you installed the line?

 

[bannock 10+ year member]

i tightened them pretty tight. whats line wrenches? and there wasnt any washers.....

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

i tightened them pretty tight. whats line wrenches? and there wasnt any washers.....

there are supposed to be copper washers between the lines and the calipers.

a line wrench looks like a box-end wrench with only 4 sides

http://store.lancastersupply.com/5pisaeopflen.html

 

[19psi 10+ year member]

maybe you cross threaded the lines when screwing them into the calipers. in that case, guess what? u need new calipers again! it doesn't take that much torque to make a brake line seal tightly. if you are cranking on it and it's still leaking, you're screwed.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

maybe you cross threaded the lines when screwing them into the calipers. in that case, guess what? u need new calipers again! it doesn't take that much torque to make a brake line seal tightly. if you are cranking on it and it's still leaking, you're screwed.

I lol'd

edit: and it will leak without the copper washers

 

[bannock 10+ year member]

Its not like I jumped onto the wrench to get it THAT tight or anything. Just a fair amount of pressure. Im just a skinny white guy, i dont have that much power in me lol. Id take the car into the shop but last time i went was for an oil change and they forgot to add oil.....

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

it WILL leak w/o washers. try to find them

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

if you can't find them, then go to the parts store and spend the $1.00 to get a package of them.