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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 09:28 AM
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Has any body got any pics of how a caliper sits on the rear of a 2wd saph cossie? I have fitted a rear disc conversion to my mk4 escort turbo and am having real trouble getting them to bleed up properly?
I have been told that the reason the dont bleed properly is because they are mounted at a different angle on a cossie and air gets trapped inside the callipers when using the burton power conversion brackets?
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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it's a common problem - you'll need to remove one of the caliper mounting bolts and twist the caliper so that the nipple is uppermost when bleeding
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 12:21 AM
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On a sierra the calipers are mounted at 12 o clock, i did this conversion to my cabby 2 years ago and had the same problems, that was the only reason i joined Passionford and look at me now some 11 thousand posts later

As said unbolt the caliper and position it so the bleed nipple is pointing upwards, re-bleed, be happy
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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cool!
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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