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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 01:26 PM
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Help brake line clogged.

Wanted to bleed my brakes. Started from left rear. Friend pumped the brake one lil squirt came out now just air comes out. Filled the MC with fluid hasnt moved .What should I do.Thank you
Old Apr 21, 2007 | 02:49 PM
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Did all 4 lines. front right is clogged and left rear. Any suggestions.
Old Apr 21, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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If you hear/feel air coming out of the bleeder screw when your helper pumps the brakes,then the lines are not clogged...

You might have a bad master cylinder...
Old Apr 21, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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you master cylinder is probably drawing the air.
Old Apr 21, 2007 | 03:49 PM
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Opened the lines from the MC and pumped the brakes. 2 leaked fluid and 2 didnt.The 2 that didnt were my clogged ones.Out to get this MC...
Old Apr 21, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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11pm just finished. Got a MC .Bleed it and installed .Bleeding the lines gave me a problem .The same 2 that were clogged.Gotta get some drums these are shot. Hopefully wit some new drums it'll be better.
Old Apr 22, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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New drums aren't going to help a problem in the hydraulic system, and I seriously doubt that the lines are clogged. Perhaps your bleeder screws aren't sealing up properly when you close them, and you are sucking the air back into the brake cylinders. This seems more likely to me, since you replaced the MC and are still having the same problem on the same two wheels.
Old Apr 22, 2007 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Tquick
New drums aren't going to help a problem in the hydraulic system, and I seriously doubt that the lines are clogged. Perhaps your bleeder screws aren't sealing up properly when you close them, and you are sucking the air back into the brake cylinders. This seems more likely to me, since you replaced the MC and are still having the same problem on the same two wheels.

so do u have abs?
Old Apr 23, 2007 | 06:48 AM
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I was actually thinking a bad prop valve , which may be part of the MC you already replaced
Old Apr 23, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Tquick
New drums aren't going to help a problem in the hydraulic system, and I seriously doubt that the lines are clogged. Perhaps your bleeder screws aren't sealing up properly when you close them, and you are sucking the air back into the brake cylinders. This seems more likely to me, since you replaced the MC and are still having the same problem on the same two wheels.
Was the MC.Brakes are good. Just said that im gonna get drums cause I need them.No meat left in them.
Old Apr 23, 2007 | 12:29 PM
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Hey did you bench bleed the master cylinder before installing it? btw when changing the drums, make sure your wheel cylinders arent all wet cuz if they are its time to change em.
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Originally Posted by ColombianMax
Hey did you bench bleed the master cylinder before installing it? btw when changing the drums, make sure your wheel cylinders arent all wet cuz if they are its time to change em.
Yeap bleed MC before installing.Most definetly change cylinders if there leaking.Gotta get this drums. Thanks ColombianMax.(Spelled it right this time)
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