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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 09:26 PM
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I put new calipers on today and I can't get the brake lines completely bled. It's on a 2000 1500 with only rear wheel ABS and after I did it my parking brake light come on and my ABS light come on. Is there a trick to bleeding these lines?
 
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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 10:17 PM
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Nope, no trick to it. It's just a PITA to get a thorough bleed after replacing calipers.

It's faster and easier if you've got a power bleeder, which gets rid of the helper and the tendency for air to sneak back in before you get the bleeder closed.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 10:30 PM
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By power bleeder, do you mean the vacuum type or the pressure type?
 
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Old Jan 16, 2016 | 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by dbbd1
By power bleeder, do you mean the vacuum type or the pressure type?
Personally, I use the Motive pressure bleeder that looks like a modified garden sprayer. I'm not a fan of vacuum bleeding.
 
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