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Brake bleeding problems
I am in the process of bleeding my brakes and have finally gotten the rears running clear (man, that old fluid was gross). I have now started on the front right side and nothing. Come to find out that the bleed screw (valve?) is plugged (I pulled about 25 in Hg vacuum and it held). While i had the screw out, I tried to get some fluid to flow and nothing is coming out even with pumping the brake pedal several times. Is this normal (on fluid flow without the screw) or do I have bigger problems than just a plugged screw?
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Hi I would do a quick test and while pushing down on the brake pedal loosen the brake hose on the back of the caliper and see if fluid comes out if so the hose should be ok and its in the caliper.Joeym
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get a new bleeder screw or you can attempt to clean it out with a small wire. the above test is a good idea too. the hoses sometimes collapse and block flow.
tom w |
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Thanks for the help. I am so ready to get this car on the road in full operation. I hate seeing all this potential and not be able to open 'er up. I have been working on this car for two years and am soooo close I cannot stand it :P. |
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This is a safety issue. Replace all of the flex hoses. Vehicle: 1991 Mercedes Benz 190E 2.6 Part: Brake Hose ----------------------------------------------- Brake Hose Front 36.5 cm in length : male and female connector. -------------------------------------------------- Brake Hose Rear 30.5 cm in length : male & female connectors http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/mercedesshop/sophio/wizard.jsp?partner=mercedesshop&clientid=catalog.mercedesshop&baseurl=http://catalog.peachparts.com/&cookieid=1ZP146MAU1ZQ0SJ91I&year=1991&make=MB&model=190-E-005&category=N&part=Brake+Hose Have a great day. |
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argh Thanks again for the help. |
<<I am assuming that these deposits are what fouled the front hoses. >>
It is age that deteriorates the hoses rubber compound. They then resrict inside, cutting down flow. They actually restrict way before they get to the point of not allowing you to bleed . The first sign is you will have brakes when you push the pedal, but the calipers do not fully return because there is only residual pressure for the fluid return..you may not notice this at first, but the brakes heat up and the pads wear prematurely. As said, if the hoses are old, change them all and save yourself a lot of trouble. |
Why not change them all at once rather than doing it twice and having to bleed the system twice?
Len |
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Also as an asside, I am working on my troubleshooting abilities. This is the first car I have really "worked on" and as such I am wetting my feet here. I have traced the problem to the first problem and I will try to fix it. Then I will move on to the next obsitcle to getting this on the road :) Thanks again for your insights! Dale |
braking is the most important part of the car, take down the whole caliper and clean using brake cleaning agent or leave it overnight in a container filled with paint thinner, purchase repair kit for calipper, check brake line by injecting air pressure around 20 psi to each line, if clogged, use brake cleaner spray into line let it stay for a while then air spray out. better safe than sorry
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Something to think about: Those rust flakes are coming from somewhere. If the brake lines are steel (and most are), that's a very likely place to look. I had one of the fixed steel lines rust through and things got interesting very quickly. Rust bits in the system clearly are not a good thing, there was water in the lines at one time, and it did damage somewhere..........:(
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