99 T&C Bake bleeding problem

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Will Halina, Dec 7, 2003.

  1. Will Halina

    Will Halina Guest

    Hi All:

    I replaced all 4 of my pads/rotors on my 99T&C AWD.

    And I replaced and adjusted the parking brake shoes (now they work
    properly! - It seems the dealer never could make them function). What a
    crappy design. The bearing and baking plate has to be removed to replace the
    parking brake pads. I think it's impossible to adjust the parking brake
    pads without removing the rotor, because the inspection plug is
    inaccessable. If your parking brake is seized because the lever rusted, you
    can't back off the adjuster to remove the rotor. Why couldn't they spend
    the extra $1 to make the lever/actuator/rivet out of stainless steel. The
    parking brake pads should never need replacing. ($175Canadian from the
    dealer, $115 from NAPA)

    So far so good. I decided it was a good idea to renew the brake fluid, (two
    man method) so I went through about a liter of new brake fluid bleeding all
    the wheel cylinders until I saw fresh fluid. However, after I was just
    about finished with the right front, fluid stopped flowing out the bleeder.
    In fact, the flex line doesn't appear to get pressurized when the brake is
    applied and certainly that caliper doesn't move either. The other three
    wheel cylinders are OK. Now I've got 3 out 4 wheels with brakes.

    Any Tips? Would the pressurized flushing the dealer offers solve my
    problem?

    Thanks

    Will
     
    Will Halina, Dec 7, 2003
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