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onehundredoctane · 05-23-2008, 09:15 PM

the bleed screw has to be at a higher point than the brake hose on the caliper when it is bolted to the car. That way when you bleed the brakes, the air trapped in the line will float to the highest point in the caliper. Since my calipers were on the wrong sides initially, the higher of the 2 points was the brake hose, which was trapping massive amounts of air in the line, and not building pressure in the lines. It's just one small error, this isn't the first time I've ever done a brake upgrade, more like the 5th time, but in the rush of things small shit like that gets missed.

05-23-2008, 09:15 PM	#1
onehundredoctane Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Greensborough, NC Posts: 2,783 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	the bleed screw has to be at a higher point than the brake hose on the caliper when it is bolted to the car. That way when you bleed the brakes, the air trapped in the line will float to the highest point in the caliper. Since my calipers were on the wrong sides initially, the higher of the 2 points was the brake hose, which was trapping massive amounts of air in the line, and not building pressure in the lines. It's just one small error, this isn't the first time I've ever done a brake upgrade, more like the 5th time, but in the rush of things small shit like that gets missed.