Baby Bucket Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Hello all, Any hints from the De-dion guys for bleeding rear brake calipers ? (Baby B has just been converted from drums to disks ) Thanks Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Peter, Just tap them with a hammer until all the air's out. Leave for a few mins. and recheck....there's no real problem normally. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_E Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 if you have uprated breaks then you have to let them dangle from a 90' angle otherwise they don't bleed properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridgway Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I have had two distinct experiences in this area...one is just tap with hammer and alls well, but recently I had a horrible time trying to get the air out. Finally I had the rear of the car up high and the calipers unbolted and as vertical as the brake pipes would allow before I could get a decent pedal. Also try blocking the pedal for a few hours. No idea why, but seems to be a wifes tale that might work! Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Graham, I seem to have some air bubbles that I'm struggling to clear... What do you mean by blocking the pedal? Thanks, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Leave a broom stick wedging the pedal down overnight, heard it many times, but not tried it myself. For me it's getting on the Gas, when everything you know say's get on the brake!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridgway Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 that is what I mean. However the getting the calipers as vertical as poss worked for me. You have to snip the ties holding the brake pipes to the DD tube, remove the T piece from where it's bolted to the tube and you have enough play to get the calipers with the bleed nippled pretty much at the top and keep the pads on the disk if you are gentle/careful! Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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