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Originally Posted by volkl23
Hey guys... was hoping you can help with this weird issue. I followed the directions to the T, pressurized bleeder to 15lbs, and started bleeding my rear passenger brakes. I turned the valve slowly, and the fluid starting flowing to catch bottle, but only for a little bit. I turned the valve even more but no fluid was flowing. I thought I needed to turn more so I did that, and still nothing. I think I turned too much, because a little brake fluid was coming out from the valve so I just tightened it back up and called it a day.
Did I mess up a step? It's been driving me crazy that I couldn't finish it since no fluid came out.
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Based on your description, you did not have enough pressure pushing the old fluid out. Once you opened the caliper valve, gravity allowed some fluid to come out. Then gravity was counteracted by something (vacuum between the fluid reservoir and power bleeder) that prevented any more fluid from coming out.
What power bleeder are you using?
How is it connected to the brake reservoir?
Can you induce fluid to come out when it's not connected to the brake fluid reservoir?
My power bleeder has a screw-clamp that allows you to interrupt the flow on demand (e.g.: bleed the brakes, then swap the pads). Does yours have something similar? Was it open or closed?
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Originally Posted by volkl23
When I unscrewed the power bleeder cap from the brake reservoir in the hood, I noticed that the fluid was at the brim. Makes me think that the fluid was not flowing through to the system and was just "stuck" in the brake reservoir hence the fluid not flowing out of the rear caliper.
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Fluid can not get "stuck".
Somehow, your power bleeder setup was preventing gravity bleeding, never mind pressuring the fluid to expedite its exit.
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