I have a 70 ElCamino that I just replaced the master cylinder, since I would start losing the pedal at stop lights. I also put on new front pads while I was at it. Everything was fine until I started bleeding the brakes. I could not get any fluid to come out of the front passenger side. Ended up taking off the caliper (Fluid came running out of the brake line just fine so I replaced the caliper) I am still not getting any fluid out of the bleeder. I have tried putting a vacumm pump on the bleeder and still nothing. Any suggestions on what it could be?
Front brake bleeding problem!
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I cracked the nut at the caliper and got nothing. I then cracked the flare nut at the other end of brake line and was able to get fluid. It sure acts like the brake line, but of course my local shops don't have it in stock so I will get it tomorrow.
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When you replaced the caliper, WHERE did you get fluid flow from the "brake line"??? If you got fluid flow at the caliper end of the brake hose, it's not the hose that's the problem. Fluid flow at the caliper end of the hose proves that the hose is capable of passing fluid.
If you got fluid flow by disconnecting the hose from the metal tubing, you have a very interesting way of replacing calipers.
When I took off the old caliper oil did come out of the flex hose at the end where it connects to the caliper. After the new caliper was installed I was unable to get any fluid to run through the flex hose. I cracked the flare nut fitting where the top of the flex hose connects and got fluid there.
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