problems bleeding brakes

[joee20002]

so i pulled my rear brakes and put new pads and ne ss line on and emptied the fluid now i cant bleed them what the fuck i have about 2 hours in trying to bleed them iv never had a problem bleeding brakes? anyone have this problem 2?

[Smkmup]

Unbolt the caliper and lay it on the ground, then bleed the brakes....Then use a c-clamp and press the piston back in and then bolt it up....Round carrier setups on the banshee make it nearly impossible to bleed in the new position....

[joee20002]

Originally Posted by Smkmup

Unbolt the caliper and lay it on the ground, then bleed the brakes....Then use a c-clamp and press the piston back in and then bolt it up....Round carrier setups on the banshee make it nearly impossible to bleed in the new position....

no shit . i was just getting ready to put a bullet in my shee thats all i need to do? lol lol .thanks steve

[okbeast]

Make sure the rubber piece underneath the cap has not gotten sucked down into the bottom of the reservoir. Had mine do that and tried to bleed for 20 minutes probably until I found that.

[370banshee]

lek steve said lay the caliper on teh ground and do it... also tapping on the brake line with a wrench will sometime move the air bubble. sounds crazy but a assure you it works..

[dajogejr]

Go to the store and buy a mitivac bleeder kit. 20 to 30 bucks at autozone, Pep Boys, etc. One of the best cheap tools I've bought... Takes minutes.

Granted, my rear brake line is more than a foot longer than a stocker...it's still way easier...

Plus you can rig it up as a leak down tester for the cylinders, too.

[Smkmup]

I used a vacuum bleeder on a +12 arm and it still wouldnt even bleed the brakes....Had to drop the caliper and then it started bleeding within minutes....

[dajogejr]

Odd... I tried just about everything on my 14 over, no luck. Even tried raising the back end, lowering it, etc.

I got a mitivac, I was done in 5 minutes. Took longer to take it out of the package and figure out which fitting to use than it actually did to bleed it.

Word of warning, Powder coat does NOT like brake fluid....LOL.

[okbeast]

Originally Posted by dajogejr

Odd... I tried just about everything on my 14 over, no luck. Even tried raising the back end, lowering it, etc.

I got a mitivac, I was done in 5 minutes. Took longer to take it out of the package and figure out which fitting to use than it actually did to bleed it.

Word of warning, Powder coat does NOT like brake fluid....LOL.

And that's why the brake bleeder kits are sweet, keeps all the fluid in the little reservoir. I could give a shit about saving fluid, I wanna save my PC

[joee20002]

thanks for the help guys i will try it tonight.