INSURE IT IS STILL LOCKED UP OR DRAGGING
GET HIM BACK IN YOUR DRIVEWAY
CHOCK IN FRONT OF, AND THE REAR OF ONE OF YOUR BACK WHEELS (SO HE CAN'T ROLL IN EITHER DIRECTION)
TURN YOUR WHEELS SO THAT YOU CAN EZily GET TO THE BLEEDER VALVE ON THE PASSENGER WHEEL
ATTEMPT TO SPIN YOUR PASSENGER FRONT BY HAND
NOW BREAK THE BLEEDER VALVE OPEN (IT MAY DRIBBLE A LITTLE JUICE)
WHAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO IS TO RELIEVE PRESSURE IN THE CALIPER
THEN CLOSE THE BLEEDER
ATTEMPT TO SPIN THE WHEEL BY HAND AGAIN
DID IT GET FREE-ER TO TURN?
IF SO, YOUR BRAKE HOSE MAY BE "CHECK VALVING" OR IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S INTERNALLY MUFFED UP---ALLOWING FLUID TO PUSH THRU INTO THE CALIPER--BUT NOT ALLOWING IT TO "BACK OUT", ONCE THE PEDAL IS RELEASED
YOU MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. BUT THIS IS A "FREE TEST", AND VERY WELL MIGHT POINT THE FINGER AT A DEFECTIVE HOSE, RIGHT OFF THE BAT. AFTER ALL, THE HOSES ARE ABOUT 13 YEARS OLD, IF THIS IS YOUR PROBLEM, THE OTHER SIDE AIN'T GETTING ANY YOUNGER
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU FIND. BEFORE YOU RUSH OUT AND BUY SOMETHING
THE MEDIC
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Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 AT 12:19 AM