Brake bleeding trouble

[salomon68]

I just completely redid my brakes (rotors, calipers, pads, ss lines, etc.) and I've been bleeding them but I've ran into a problem. Every now and then when the brakes are being pumped by whoever is helping me, fluid will gush out of the reservoir lid (the little part that lets air out). The rear brakes still do not grab at all and the fronts are grabbing some.

The technique I'm using: one man pump and hold the brake pedal down while I open and close the bleed valve. I do it in this order: back-right, back-left, front-right, front-left. I've repeated this cycle countless times and have already completely drained the old fluid out.

Any ideas? Is it that there is still air in the system? The brake system was completely drained of brake fluid when I did the work.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Wayne G.]

Get one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/brakes/brake-bleeder-and-vacuum-pump-kit-92474.html

Works well and you can do it alone.

 

[Inygknok]

I just completely redid my brakes (rotors, calipers, pads, ss lines, etc.) and I've been bleeding them but I've ran into a problem. Every now and then when the brakes are being pumped by whoever is helping me, fluid will gush out of the reservoir lid (the little part that lets air out). The rear brakes still do not grab at all and the fronts are grabbing some.

The technique I'm using: one man pump and hold the brake pedal down while I open and close the bleed valve. I do it in this order: back-right, back-left, front-right, front-left. I've repeated this cycle countless times and have already completely drained the old fluid out.

Any ideas? Is it that there is still air in the system? The brake system was completely drained of brake fluid when I did the work.

Thanks for the help!

Did you at any moment disconnect the lines from the ABS actuator? Assuming you have ABS that is. I couldn't figure out what the hell was wrong with my brakes until I happened to stare at the ABS and smacked myself. Also, I believe that if you do have ABS, you're supposed to go from furthest of ABS unit to closest: driver rear, passenger rear, driver front and then passenger front on LHD.

 

[hvyman]

take a big bottle of brake fluid and tip it upside down on the resivour.

Go in the order you were going and stay the right rear and pump 3 times hold bleed. Over and over untill nothing but fluid comes out of that caliper. then go to the left rear.

Or you could gravity bleed. Still keep the big bottle upside down on the resivour( thats so you dont run dry and dont have to keep checking the level) and just put a hose into a bottle and same order just keep pumping the pedal non stop with the bleeder open the whole time until just fuild comes out.

Or can start with gravity and go to the first way.