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Old 02-27-2002, 12:22 AM
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300Sd rear brakes

We replaced the left rear brake hose and noticed that the bleeder was on the bottom of the caliper ---is this normal?
We removed the caliper and stuck a thick flat metal plate between the pads-twisted the caliper up and with a hose on the valve bleed the system --so the brakes are perfect now
but the location of the bleeder doesn't seem right--
any thoughts
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Old 02-27-2002, 06:04 PM
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The bleed screw should be towards the top of the caliper where air would be. That caliper isn't installed properly or isn't the correct caliper for your car.

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Old 02-27-2002, 07:24 PM
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It's on the side, check the other to see if it's on the bottom. If not, sounds like you may needto replace it with the proper one.
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Old 02-27-2002, 07:34 PM
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Too funny, Earl. Do horses rear as you drive by?

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Sixto,
Thanks for the quick pick-up on the name. My wife said that nobody would understand it. No noises from the horses yet.

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