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DIY Brake Job Troubles
Okay I got the new pads on the front brakes.
On my first test drive the slight pull to the left is now a hard pull to the left. WHen I got back to the garage I checked the fluid and it was very black. So I proceeded to bleed both the front brakes. What I noticed was that the right tire was much stiffer to bleed. I had to put alot more force on the brake pedal. So I I dicnnected the hose and blew it out with compressed air. I try depressing the brake pedal again but it's still stiff. I didn't have time to take it for another test drive but I will tomorrow to see if newer fluid and bleeding has had an effect. I did start doing the rear pads and was wondering how you bleed the rear brakes as there is no nipple??
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I would replace the front hoses. Had the same problem. It was the lining of the hose come loose blocking fluid to caliper. Can't imagine the rear not having bleeder???
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There is a bleeder near the top of each caliper. Take a flashlight under the car next time to help locate the screw. As for the bleeding the front and having a harder time on one side, you might want to just replace the rubber hoses that run to the calipers. Cheap and easy preventative maintenance, and it's likely the insides of the hose have broken down over time.
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I had a light there and I saw no nipple. If there is one it does not look like the fronts. The front is a spout with a rubber ball protecting the nipple and it sticks out rather far from the caliper. The rear calipers are smaller. THis is the 71 250 BTW>
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There should be a bleeder somewhere on the upper side of the rear calipers (unless the previous 'mechanic' twisted them off!).
The front brake hoses were about $22 each from a local foreign parts store for my neighbors' 1972 220 - not out of line, compared to what brake hoses cost for many late model US cars. Both of his front brake hoses were completely plugged after 30 years! Happy Motoring, Mark
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I got my hoses from the dealer for $14 each for the fronts. Part numbers have been updated to a 123 part#, but don't have the number handy. PartsShop and FastLane have them as well.
I can try to grab a picture of the rear caliper this evening to show you where the screw "should" be.
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Mike Tangas '73 280SEL 4.5 (9/72)- RIP Only 8,173 units built from 5/71 thru 11/72 '02 CLK320 Cabriolet - wifey's mid-life crisis 2012 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...at least its a diesel Non illegitemae carborundum. |
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I found a place online to buy the hoses for $8.41 each. In the meantime I took the hose off the car that isn't running and blew it out. I noticed that is was much easier than the one I'm having trouble with. I installed it and noticed that bleeding was easier as well. The test drive was much much better this time.. almost no pull at all and if anything it's going the other way now.. so I may take the other hose off the other car and install it on this one and get new hoses for when that car is ready to run again.
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