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gravity bleed front disc brakes?? #1482143 08/09/13 03:28 PM 08/09/13 03:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,849 poplar bluff mo. T toplescuda OP I Whine
toplescuda OP I Whine T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,849 poplar bluff mo.	Can has been.setting for few years now and after got car running again decided to bleed brakes... first was no fluid (setting 4-5years) so top off mc went to passenger side front got my mighty vac ..hooked up and cracked the line after pumping up and.cracking line and really still no progerss i took bleeder out and was bone.dry. with bleeder out i pumped brakes and.fluid would come out so decided to just leaver the bleeder out till fluid came out after few hours still nothen...???whats the deal?? 1970 barracuda convert. 1 of 59 1970 pro street A.A.R. clone (panther pink) 1971 charger 2015 hellcat challenger. Redline red 2014 quad cab 4x4 ram 8 speed hemi

Re: gravity bleed front disc brakes?? [Re: toplescuda] #1482144 08/09/13 03:39 PM 08/09/13 03:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,964 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy I Win
stumpy I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,964 Grand Prairie,Texas	Did you leave the top off the master cylinder. Also it helps to open both front bleeders.

Re: gravity bleed front disc brakes?? [Re: stumpy] #1482145 08/09/13 03:59 PM 08/09/13 03:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,849 poplar bluff mo. T toplescuda OP I Whine
toplescuda OP I Whine T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,849 poplar bluff mo.	Top is off...no i didnt open the other bleeder.......should i crack it open or take it out?? 1970 barracuda convert. 1 of 59 1970 pro street A.A.R. clone (panther pink) 1971 charger 2015 hellcat challenger. Redline red 2014 quad cab 4x4 ram 8 speed hemi

Re: gravity bleed front disc brakes?? [Re: toplescuda] #1482146 08/09/13 04:30 PM 08/09/13 04:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,964 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy I Win
stumpy I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,964 Grand Prairie,Texas	I think I would put the bleeder back in and try slowly pumping the brakes until you get some pedal then gravity bleed from there. Go slow both pushing and releasing because the air needs time to escape into the master cylinder. Be sure to keep the master full and the cap on while pumping. It may take a few minutes but you should get some kind of pedal.

Re: gravity bleed front disc brakes?? [Re: stumpy] #1482147 08/09/13 04:42 PM 08/09/13 04:42 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	See if your prop valve has a little pin & if so pull it out & hold it out with a pair of vice grips then rebleed live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: gravity bleed front disc brakes?? [Re: RapidRobert] #1482148 08/09/13 05:26 PM 08/09/13 05:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,849 poplar bluff mo. T toplescuda OP I Whine
toplescuda OP I Whine T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,849 poplar bluff mo.	Had the wife help me so there good now still no clue why the passenger side would not leak out... i took bleeder out of the driver side and fluid started dribbling out of it went checked pass side....nothen.. 1970 barracuda convert. 1 of 59 1970 pro street A.A.R. clone (panther pink) 1971 charger 2015 hellcat challenger. Redline red 2014 quad cab 4x4 ram 8 speed hemi

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