Jsouder53
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12' Gecko Build
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desertrunner
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Anyone got any pro tip on getting the brakes bead after having the lines open for months?
Did the conventional 2 person method quite a few times and my pedal is still just going straight to the floor.
Just wanna take it for a test drive
Did the conventional 2 person method quite a few times and my pedal is still just going straight to the floor.
Just wanna take it for a test drive
OverlanderJK
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You’re getting all the bubbles out each time and it’s still going to the floor? Started with the passenger rear?Anyone got any pro tip on getting the brakes bead after having the lines open for months?
Did the conventional 2 person method quite a few times and my pedal is still just going straight to the floor.
Just wanna take it for a test drive
desertrunner
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I was fairly confident in all of them but yeah its super soft on to the floor. Gonna try to hit them again tonight see if more air worked its way out.
Yeah started back right, back left, front right, front left
desertrunner
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I'm gonna try to gravity bleed the whole system. Then have the wife push the pedal again and see what happens.
I didn't really keep tabs on the master while I had it torn apart so hopefully not but never know
desertrunner
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Had the wife help again
Press and hold the pedal
Crack the bleeder
Close the bleeder
Release, repeat.
5 times per corner. The driver front had like 2 tiny bubble come out but all 4 corners look good. Clean fluid no air.
Start it up and its still just mush to the floor
Press and hold the pedal
Crack the bleeder
Close the bleeder
Release, repeat.
5 times per corner. The driver front had like 2 tiny bubble come out but all 4 corners look good. Clean fluid no air.
Start it up and its still just mush to the floor
jeeeep
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don't pump, ABS systems do better dripping out which is why the Motive Products 0103 Power Bleeder works well.Anyone got any pro tip on getting the brakes bead after having the lines open for months?
Did the conventional 2 person method quite a few times and my pedal is still just going straight to the floor.
Just wanna take it for a test drive
It keeps the reservoir at a constant pressure and with enough brake fluid in the Motive, you don't run the chance of running the reservoir too low and introducing more air into the system, no need to have the second person pumping the brakes.
If anything, they can monitor the brake fluid in the Motive and also the pressure, which ... when you first hook it up, the instructions say to not fill it but pressurize and make sure there are no leaks in your braking system
desertrunner
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Just ordered the motive power bleeder we will see how that works.
Does pressurizing from the top work into the ABS as well? I have a feeling I've got air up into the ABS as well if It sat open for that long and the pedal is so soft.
jeeeep
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sometimes but before I bought a diagnostic reader that will trigger the ABS, I would find a vacant or very little traveled road, get up to about 45mph and slam on the brakes to trigger the ABS, do the bleed and ABS trigger once more.
benatc1
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You probably did, I had to bleed the whole system once when I was swapping axles on a JK. Was open for just a weekend if I recall, and the pumping made it worse. Hopefully that power bleeder does the trick
desertrunner
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I bought the power bleeder and I ended up buying an OBDII adapter so I can run the ABS bleed on Jscan. Hoping that will at least get it drivable.
My end up just going to the dealer after that for a full flush and bleed if I'm still not happy
jeeeep
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did you get the Chrysler brake reservoir adapter cap?
desertrunner
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Yeah. The 0103 part number