Brakes won't bleed

[steggdar]

I've just fitted new rear calipers to my clio cup. Span the wheel, applied the brake and nothing. Tryed to bleed it no fluid. Fronts work fine. Any ideas?

 

[car.crash]

How did you bleed it.

 

[steggdar]

One man bleed kit. My dad pumped the pedal as I open and closed the bleed nipple. Nothing comes out either side. It was on axle stands to start with. Then back on the ground. Nothing.

 

[car.crash]

Use a pressure bleeder.

 

[steggdar]

I'll give that go tomorrow see what happens.

 

[Mavez]

Been running new fluid through my system today for my front caliper change. I've got the eezibleed pressure kit which is pretty good, works well.

 

[Gus]

when your dad was pressing the pedal down did the pedal actually go down to the floor or stay firm.

 

[dangerous dave]

If your jacking your car up it can restrict the flow through the rear comp..

I just let my car gravity bleed itself as the hardest part is getting the fluid to flow in the first place.. I haven't finished fully bleeding mine as it was totally dry, new lines, calipers, master cylinder.

I'll use a pressure kit myself to finish the bleeding, but once it blew brake fluid over my engine bay so I always make it a 2 man job.. One to play with the nipples, another to turn the air on when needed.

 

[steggdar]

when your dad was pressing the pedal down did the pedal actually go down to the floor or stay firm.

The just pedal was just like normal braking. Not really firm.

 

[DannyR]

Maybe the bleed nipple wasn't open enough?

 

[nd-photo.nl]

I would also recommend an Eezibleed, it makes it just that easy to do it yourself. Also goes a lot faster then manual pumping (without the fear of damaging master cilinder seals).

 

[Goodj]

If it bleeds, you can kill it...

 

[nd-photo.nl]

Haha nice Predator quote, Jesse Ventura + minigun ftw