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Old 10-11-2010, 05:45 pm   #1
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i have a 2006 base coupe with 49000 miles. i done a complete brake job on it new calipers,brake pads and new rotors, i had the caliper powder coated . the car set for a long time and all the brake fluid drained out
now i have everything back together .i have bleed the brakes using two man ,one man, gravity still no brakes i have user a gallon of brake fluid no brakes
you can pump up about 3/4 pedal let off it will go to the floor . crank the car and you have nothing
anyone out there have any ideals. thank you very much if you can help
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I don't think that you can bleed the brakes on a C6 properly without a Tech 2. The valves in in the ABS system need to be opened using the Tech 2.

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Old 10-12-2010, 10:35 am   #3
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Be sure you bleed in a "criss-cross" pattern. Try a Mity-vac.
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Old 10-13-2010, 02:18 pm   #4
 
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Did you bleed the master cylinder?
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well i bleed everything i could fine still have no brakes.towed to dealer friday they have not touched it as yet am going to check on it monday.
the service man said there was a small motor at the abs and they would have to bleed it there and get the motor started as that is what keeps the brakes pressure up.
i don't know about that
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If you put your foot all the way to the floor while bleeding, you can cut the master cylinder seal. Hopefully you did not do this...
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Hopefully your problem has been resolved by the dealer.

If not, there is one other thing you can check. Make sure you put the calipers back on the correct side. I have seen post on other forums where people could not properly bleed the brakes. Problem was caused by mounting the calipers on the wrong side which places the bleed screw at the bottom, not the top of the caliper where it needs to be.

Let us know the final outcome.

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got the car back today.was told the abs system had air in it .had t use a tect 2 on it to bleed brakes
3 hrs. later and $300.00 back on the road
never ,never drain all the brake fluid out of your system
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Lesson learned. Thanks for the headsup.
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