I know there is another thread about brake bleeding right now, but I have a slightly different issue -

I put rebuilt Ate calipers on the back end of my 300D. Also new hoses. I used a power bleeder to bleed them, but the pedal seems softer than it did with the old calipers. I haven't had the car fast enough to determine whether the braking performance is any better or worse.

Question - are new calipers difficult to bleed out, and are there any tricks I can try to get all the air out?

Question 2 - I just about stripped one of the bleeding nuts on the new calipers - I've seen new ones available for the front Ate, but not the rear - does anyone know if they are the same? The Bendix calipers I pulled off had nice meaty bleeder screws, the Ate ones are soft metal crap.

thanks in advance. Also thanks to the member who tipped me off to the O'Reilly rebuilt calipers a few weeks ago - you told me they were $49 - actual retail price was $42! I'm going to do the fronts soon before they stop carrying these things.

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Charlie

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'66 VW 1300 96K miles
'97 E300D 239K miles
'85 300D 203K miles (sold Sep 2012)