Having difficulty getting very little brake fluid out of calipers on front ovf vehicle

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
90,500 MILES
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HUELEN HALL
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replaced brake pads on front of vehicle, when attempted bleeder valve to bleed brakes and got very little fluid out of
Aug 1, 2012 at 9:38 PM
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you may need new brake hoses or it's not being bled correctly like alot of air in system. power bleeder is the best way to do it.
Aug 1, 2012 at 11:12 PM
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HMAC300
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oh forgot take the bleeder screw out and make sure it's not plugged as well. you woul ddo this with no one pressing on brake pedal
Aug 1, 2012 at 11:13 PM
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