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Old 10-07-2007, 05:07 PM
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Default You would think so, wouldn't you?... btu not with our ABS 5.3 or 5.7!

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i've always bled that way....never had an issue....i change my fluid twice a year
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Twice a year? Why do you do it that frequently?
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Default as you can see from the pics in my sig, i do a lot of track events....moisture and heat are bad for

brake fluid....i change it once at the start of the seaon and again at the end of the season
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That makes sense
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Default Need Help with brakes

I also have air in line let me share the details.

I have change rear brakes and did not bleed and drove for a short period of time and I notice my brake was going all the way to the floor. So I bleed the rear brakes and now I can not stop at all now so the car has been sitting.

I bleed all calibers which I did the FL, FR, RR, and RL till nothing I did see bubbles come out. I have no clue what to do now. The process I did was open to bleed and push brake to the floor and closed. Then open, push brake, then close I did until I did not see anymore bubbles.

I'm trying to sell the car just need to fix this problem.
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Default You've likely boogered the master cylinder.

Originally Posted by cbrady871
I also have air in line let me share the details.

I have change rear brakes and did not bleed and drove for a short period of time and I notice my brake was going all the way to the floor. So I bleed the rear brakes and now I can not stop at all now so the car has been sitting.

I bleed all calibers which I did the FL, FR, RR, and RL till nothing I did see bubbles come out. I have no clue what to do now. The process I did was open to bleed and push brake to the floor and closed. Then open, push brake, then close I did until I did not see anymore bubbles.

I'm trying to sell the car just need to fix this problem.
Pushing the brake pedal to the floor when bleeding brakes almost always moves the master cylinder piston beyond it's normal operating range, into the crud and unpolished area of the cylinder. It often tears the piston seal if not dragging crud into the operating range. The correct way to bleed is to put a brick or some such under the pedal to effectively limit the pedal range. Some people use a pedal lock to put the pedal halfway down and then use a pressure bleeder.

If your pedal is still going to the floor after bleeding the system, about the only thing you can do is consider replacing the master cylinder. And learn how to bench bleed that master before you put it on, get a pressure bleeder when you bleed the entire system with the new master cylinder.
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I am not sure your bleed procedure was good. Suggest reading this thread.
https://www.audiworld.com/forums/a6-...stake-2867548/
The first few posts say a lot.
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