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Replaced Caliper...new one leaks...

MM2(SS)

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'02 XLT
I just put on...
monroe shocks
monroe struts
BTF spacers
all new break pads
and a new right rear caliper

Needless to say I was really pumped to get this bugger off those jack stands and on the street. Before I could go anywhere I was doing some final checks, and saw the leak.

Where the break line taps into the caliper (shaped like a 1"x1"x1/4" square) is totally leaking approx 1 drip per min. I really need some help getting this sucker not to leak. Anyone have any ideas?
 



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lol where do the washers go?
 












got some washers in... that leak stopped

Now I'm bleeding the lines and I am building up zero pressure on the pedal. I have gone through about one liter of DOT-3 and have no idea what to do.
I have a guy on the pedal and I am in the back bleeding away. I appear to be getting no air but there is no pressure buildup. Any ideas on what is happening or what i'm doing wrong?
My thought is that I need to just keep going with what i'm doing.
 






If you let the brake system completely drain, there may be air in the ABS pump.
The only way that I know of to bleed the ABS pump is to cycle the solenoids while bleeding the system, which requires a specialty tool (scanner).
 






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