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Any trick to bleeding brakes?

Old Jun 21, 2026 | 02:44 PM
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Question Any trick to bleeding brakes?

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I needed to rebuild both rear calipers on my S5 Turbo Convertible. That has been done and we reinstalled everything today.

We bleed the rear brakes using a bleeding kit using both bleeding screws. --> Both calipers worked but there was no brake pressure.
So we bleed all 4 brakes, maybe some air wandered. Let it run on each caliper till there was clearly new brake fluid coming out. --> Better, but the brake still feels like there is air in the system. Brake does not engage for 80% of the brake pedals way.

I suspect there are still air pockets in the rebuild calipers. Any trick to get all of the air out?
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Old Jun 21, 2026 | 03:28 PM
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No trick, but it's time consuming. The sequence is starting from the wheel furthest from the MC and working your way back toward the MC, i.e., RR, LR, RF, LF. I usually do a 1-man bleeding job using a MityVac handheld vacuum bleeder. If calipers were taken off or brake lines were open, than it might take me 5-10 times total per caliper.
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