Long story short: a snow chain broke, tore out a rubber brake hose, now I have a bone dry master cylinder.
Finally installed the replacement brake hose. I tried to bleed the brake system, but something seemed off.
I used this Motive bleeder tool, which screws on top of the master cylinder, and pumped it to 15psi. Initially I got a lot of airs out of the bleeder valve on the affected caliper. But after the out flow turns solid, it basically stopped, despite the 15psi pressure on the master cylinder. I tried the brake pedal, it felt solid.
I was running out of daylight so I had to stop; that's when the odd thing happened: as soon as I cracked open the Motive bleeder, all the fluid shoot out of the master cylinder. Now I have a almost empty master cylinder again. So there must be a lot of air somewhere in the system...
I plan to try bleeding the system again, doing all 4 corners next time. But, is there any trick to this? Are there any bleeder valve on the master cylinder?
I'm kinda hoping to get this to the point where it is safe(ish) to drive, so I can get it to a dealer if necessary. Thanks!
Finally installed the replacement brake hose. I tried to bleed the brake system, but something seemed off.
I used this Motive bleeder tool, which screws on top of the master cylinder, and pumped it to 15psi. Initially I got a lot of airs out of the bleeder valve on the affected caliper. But after the out flow turns solid, it basically stopped, despite the 15psi pressure on the master cylinder. I tried the brake pedal, it felt solid.
I was running out of daylight so I had to stop; that's when the odd thing happened: as soon as I cracked open the Motive bleeder, all the fluid shoot out of the master cylinder. Now I have a almost empty master cylinder again. So there must be a lot of air somewhere in the system...
I plan to try bleeding the system again, doing all 4 corners next time. But, is there any trick to this? Are there any bleeder valve on the master cylinder?
I'm kinda hoping to get this to the point where it is safe(ish) to drive, so I can get it to a dealer if necessary. Thanks!