Thread: Brakes - bled completely & pedal is still soft?

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How are you bleeing the system? Does it have residual valves?

Are you starting at the right rear? Then the left rear? Then the right front and lastly the left front?
Also, are you using a pressure bleeder? Or, a vacuum pump? Or are you pushing fluid backwards into the system from the wheels? Or do you have an assistant pump the pedal? If an assistant, are you pumping more than 2 "strokes" of the pedal, this may induce aeration in the fluid! Are you also keeping the reservoir full after each wheel?

So many questions.. and I'm sure others will come along and offer more ideas. Keep trying, you'll get it!

Thanks 34-40!

Yes, sequence is correct. Am using an assistant to press the brake pedal for me. He was pumping it.... many times. fluid always checked in the master cyl. Sounds like we'll try and do it with pumping.
Also, If the power booster is not working properly bleeding would still stiffen the pedal yes?

Mack