Help bleeding brakes on piece of shit Jetta? - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

JonnydaJibba · 2008-04-08, 08:31 PM

I have done all I know to bleed these freakin things, and the brakes still have no pressure. According to here http://www.ottawa-vdubbing.com/forum...ic.php?t=24701
and 2 other sites I checked, I'm bleeding correctly. But then another site said somethig about a proportioning valve? IHATEVW'S. Bleeding a car shouldn't take 3 fucking hours. IF SOMEBODY HAS HAS EXPERIENCE WITH PIECE OF SHIT VOLKSWAGENS YOU SHOULD TOTALLY COME HELP ME. Otherwise I dunno what else to do.

Dean · 2008-04-08, 08:43 PM

It is possible you have bad master cylinder, booster, ABS controller, etc. You need a pressure tester and the testing procedure.

JonnydaJibba · 2008-04-08, 08:48 PM

I swapped out rotors and pads, and the brakes worked fine before.

wrxkidid · 2008-04-08, 09:27 PM

did you by chance accidently drop a caliper? That could have possibly messed up a brake line and put a tear in it, and that would be why theres no pressure... any obvious leaks?

JonnydaJibba · 2008-04-08, 09:35 PM

Thanks for the tip, but I tried that. Thought perhaps I might have left one of the valves open. So I backed out into the driveway and mashed on the gas a bunch, waited a minute or two, nothing.

van · 2008-04-10, 04:06 PM

try lighting it on fire

JonnydaJibba · 2008-04-11, 07:36 AM

That's the best suggestion so far. Turns out the master cylinder was bad, plus one of the calipers was seized, which is why I had a such a hard time getting the old pads off the old disc.

2008-04-08, 08:31 PM	#1
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	Help bleeding brakes on piece of shit Jetta? I have done all I know to bleed these freakin things, and the brakes still have no pressure. According to here http://www.ottawa-vdubbing.com/forum...ic.php?t=24701 and 2 other sites I checked, I'm bleeding correctly. But then another site said somethig about a proportioning valve? IHATEVW'S. Bleeding a car shouldn't take 3 fucking hours. IF SOMEBODY HAS HAS EXPERIENCE WITH PIECE OF SHIT VOLKSWAGENS YOU SHOULD TOTALLY COME HELP ME. Otherwise I dunno what else to do. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2008-04-08, 08:43 PM	#2
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	It is possible you have bad master cylinder, booster, ABS controller, etc. You need a pressure tester and the testing procedure. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2008-04-08, 08:48 PM	#3
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	I swapped out rotors and pads, and the brakes worked fine before. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2008-04-08, 09:27 PM	#4
wrxkidid EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 1,232 Car: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. 5.7l Class: None :/ Cory, just put a 4g63 in it.	did you by chance accidently drop a caliper? That could have possibly messed up a brake line and put a tear in it, and that would be why theres no pressure... any obvious leaks? __________________ Mosey down the road.

2008-04-08, 09:35 PM	#5
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	Thanks for the tip, but I tried that. Thought perhaps I might have left one of the valves open. So I backed out into the driveway and mashed on the gas a bunch, waited a minute or two, nothing. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2008-04-10, 04:06 PM	#6
van SECCS Brewmeister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: on the edge of a marsh Posts: 1,451	try lighting it on fire

2008-04-11, 07:36 AM	#7
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	That's the best suggestion so far. Turns out the master cylinder was bad, plus one of the calipers was seized, which is why I had a such a hard time getting the old pads off the old disc. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

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