...it is also possible you are sucking air in past the
bleed fitting threads. Put a coat of grease around the
threads to help prevent air encroachment...
Walt Boeninger
Mark Creamer wrote:
>
> After a comprehensive brake rebuild (new master cylinder, some new brake
> lines, new hoses, rebuilt calipers and rebuilt drums) I am finally ready
> to bleed the brakes. I thought I'd try the Mityvac method, which
> dictates that I start closest to the MC and work back to farthest (vac
> method). Anyway, after 3 cans of fluid, I still haven't relieved all the
> air from the left front caliper fitting. Do I have a problem somewhere,
> or do I just need to go through a lot more before I get all the air
> volume out? I've never done this particular thing before.
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