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Finished the job and some extra help
My right rear caliper is completely seized. No amount of compressed air will force it out. The pad was almost warn down to the metal. I'm going to go pick up a new one tomorrow.
But in the meantime. I was wondering if any of you noticed the threading on your brake hoses is longer than the original ones? I'm not sure if this is going to affect anything. I can see the way the hard lines attach to the master cylinder that they stick out a bit there.
Edit: So after replacing all of the brake hoses I bleed them all and jumped in the car. The brakes felt spongy, and I could tell there was air in the system. What I failed to do was bleed the Master Cylinder. An easy way to do this, is to top off the brake fluid. Put a pile of rags right under the master cylinder. This process is very similar to a normal brake bleed. You crack the last line on the MC and have your assistant step on the brakes and hold it. You want to hold a rag right near the line to catch the fluid that is going to poor out. It's not going to be a ton, but that's why you put the pile of rags right under the MC. Then you tighten the line. Have your assistant let the brake peddle come back up. Loosen the line, have your assistant hold the brakes down... etc, etc.
You should only have to do this 4-10 times to be sure there is no air in the master cylinder. Then you can start the normal bleeding process. Right Rear, Left Rear, Right Front, Left Front.
I hope this short thread helps some people in the future. Its pretty easy to rebuild a caliper if you keep everything clean and marked well. I would have rebuilt the rear caliper if it weren't completely seized up. Thanks for the help guys/gals.
Last edited by chomptown; 05-03-2010 at 10:33 PM.
Reason: Finished job, adding helpful advice
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