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Old 06-28-2015, 07:01 PM
BaboLonian BaboLonian is offline
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Default Rear brakes will not bleed

I have a 94 and i went to replace my front caliper and pads also replaced the drum shoes, springs, and wheel cylinders. Everything went on fine. I went to go and bleed the brakes and there was nothing coming out of the rear bleeder valves. I tested the fronts and they bleed perfectly fine. So i took the brake line out from behind the wheel cylinder and still no fluid. I cracked the line on the master cylinder and brake fluid came out so i know the master is good. Following the line i found the RABS and i can not tell if it is bad or not. Still shooting some PB blaster to soak the brake lines going in and out of it so i can remove the sensor and take a look at it. The guy at les shwab told me to stick a paper clip in the valve and to push the valve open. I didnt feel anything move when i did that. So before i replace a 130ish dollar part how can i test the sensor to make sure that it is bad. Or is there something else that i am missing when trying to bleed the brakes? And i did try turning my truck on to use the brake booster to open the valve and still nothing. Also have a little mitivac hand pump and still no fluid either. Please help!!!!
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Old 06-29-2015, 05:52 PM
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Question Re: Rear brakes will not bleed

The RABS isn't gonna stop fluid from goin to the rear brakes I don't believe. Did everythin work fine before this? Seems to me that you've got a crimped line or somethin.

NOI, but the sequence should be RR, LR, RF, LF.

So if you take the line apart at the rearend, do you get fluid to the splitter? I've had my 94's apart numerous times with different mods, and have never had any trouble..........matter of fact, I've changed rearends couple times & have never had to bleed them.
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Old 06-29-2015, 06:48 PM
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Default Re: Rear brakes will not bleed

I have not checked the splitter cause its still soaking in PB blaster. Going to be under it all day tomorrow. And i will check that for sure. And i don't believe the rear brakes were even working before i took it all apart. I dont know what else would stop the flow to the rears?
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Super 10 flowmaster with 3" piping CAT-back
Chrome delete, CB radio with PA system
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