I've been trying to bleed the brakes on my GS400 since yesterday after swapping to disc brakes. I could never get a pedal that didn't go to the floor. I tried a vacuum bleeder, one-way bleeder valves, swapped the booster, replaced the MC, replaced both rear wheel cylinders. No dice. I'd bleed until there was no air, then move to the next one until I had all four, but stil no pedal. I was tearing my hair out.

I found I had a leak at the right front caliper at the banjo bolt because I was missing one of the copper washers. I thought, aHA, that MUST be it. I replaced it, and then over tightened the bolt and stripped the threads on the caliper :angry: Soooooooooooo I went to Autozone, Advance, and O'Reilly's, and they were all out of stock. Carquest had one, so I picked it up. That was the beginning of the ah-ha moment.

I went back home, took the old one off (noticing that the old one is a GM casting and the replacement was a generic made in Crapistan repro :angry: ). That's when I noticed that the new one didn't match the old one. I thought "aaargh, what ELSE is going to go wrong, they gave me a LEFT caliper instead of a right!"

Then I took a closer look and realized they had actually given me the right caliper, I had just switched the left and right calipers when I installed them :clonk:

After I fixed that little problem, I was back on the road in 20 minutes :rolleyes:

Edit: that said, I'll see you clowns at the Thursday night races :)

Bleeder valve up Andy.

Did you buy some bondo at Carquest too?

Bleeder valve up Andy.

Did you buy some bondo at Carquest too?

no but I should have bought a 55 gallon drum of brake fluid

I'm thinking you and Jeff should do a car repair show together.

I'm thinking you and Jeff should do a car repair show together.

LOL. Car Time with Jeff and Andy

I say nothing:noway:l:)

I say nothing:noway:l:)

Now that's something you don't see everyday.:yes:

I cant toss Andy under the bus this week he has to buy all my beer and dinners this week at CB09:D

I cant toss Andy under the bus this week he has to buy all my beer and dinners this week at CB09:D

I guess gonna be spending a lot of time in the Wendy's line, ordering from the dollar menu :)

AAAaaahhhhh hahahahaha l:)

I guess gonna be spending a lot of time in the Wendy's line, ordering from the dollar menu :)
I will be wearing my steel toe boots so I can kick you in the nad's repeatablyl:)and if I get tired Derek will take over:yes:

Thats a good one.l:)

You had the calipers on up-side down?
If so........you said to do this................
l:)l:)l:)l:)l:)l:)l:)

So my only question is how can you bleed the brakes and not notice that you're bleed screw is on the bottom side of the caliper????????????????

So my only question is how can you bleed the brakes and not notice that you're bleed screw is on the bottom side of the caliper????????????????
Andy said it was easier to drain the brake fluid with the caliper upside downl:)l:)Andy logic:yes:

Now that's something you don't see everyday.:yes:


Thanks Dave, I about spit my lunch all over the keyboard. l:)

Andy said it was easier to drain the brake fluid with the caliper upside downl:)l:)Andy logic:yes:

Now that's funny right there!!!!! :yes:


BTW. Andy, We laugh at your expense all the time. But I do try to give you a brake once in a while but you even mess that up!!:D

Andy said it was easier to drain the brake fluid with the caliper upside downl:)l:)Andy logic:yes:
I didnt know it was even possable to put a caliper on upside down...I will have to try it sometime. l:)l:)l:)

I didnt know it was even possable to put a caliper on upside down...I will have to try it sometime. l:)l:)l:)
Andy is a professional when it comes to upside down:D