For thos doing disc brake swaps

[wraenking]

well, after a few days of trying to bleed my rear brakes with the caddy calipers, i just learned that you first have to have your e brake set before you can bleed them or as in my case you will always have a spongy pedal


the fix:

jack up the rear, and disconnect the ebrake lines. spin each wheel and ratchet the e brake lever (on the caliper) until you feel friction on the tire. reapeat for othe side, hook the e brake lines back up, and re bleed system.


after a couple of days of fighting this, i was done in about ten minutes.

dont get me wrong, at first it WILL take a while to bleed.

thanks

 

[dyeager535]

As I understand it, the calipers should "self adjust" tighter when you use the ebrake. Shouldn't be any need to disconnect the cables, but apparently you should start out by applying the e-brake until it gets tight, then bleed.

 

[wraenking]

As I understand it, the calipers should "self adjust" tighter when you use the ebrake. Shouldn't be any need to disconnect the cables, but apparently you should start out by applying the e-brake until it gets tight, then bleed.

might be so, so should work either way. i also heard that to adjust them, just hold out the e brake lever in the cab and pump the e brake.

 

[85mudblazin]

I didnt need to do that on mine, only took about 45 seconds per wheel to get the air out, and I have a firm pedal, guess I just got lucky

 

[wraenking]

I didnt need to do that on mine, only took about 45 seconds per wheel to get the air out, and I have a firm pedal, guess I just got lucky

are you e brakes connected?

if so, you might have gotten lucky that they were all the way out when you started.

 

[85mudblazin]

yea that prolly has somehting to do with it, my e-brake isnt hooked up,still need to find the levers and springs