brake bleeding problems...

[abatzis2 at hotmail.com (Michael Abatzis)]

ok. so i made it to atlanta fine with my stuck caliper without incident. 
today i put on the new one, and used a vacuum bleeder to bleed them (since i 
was alone). first time i've used a vacuum bleeder, and i had a bit of 
trouble getting rid of all the bubbles. i assumed (!) they were coming 
through the screw threads. 2 issues now:
--the parking brake on the new caliper doesn't work too well. the cable 
pulls the mechanism far, and it works a bit, but the wheel still turns. is 
this due to faulty bleeding, or a faulty mechanism? the caliper seems to 
work/brake well otherwise.
--i had a lot of trouble bleeding the left rear; it seemed that the screw 
was clogged. is this common? tia,


-Michael Abatzis
New Orleans!
1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, finally taking orders: 
www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page1.html
1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...

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