I bought a 98 SE about a month back. I knew it needed a brake line (Driver's front) and front pads and rotors (badly). I also ended up patching about 7 holes due to rust, lol. 236,000km for $600
Every line had previously been replaced besides the two from the master to abs module, and obviously the drivers front that broke, so I went ahead and changed all 3, including pads and rotors in the front. I found that all the slider pins were in either bad shape or seized so I changed all 4. (this explains why the front brakes were in such bad shape). Anyways, I continues onto the bleeding process and found that I couldn't get any pressure from the RR wheel cylinder. Just a dribble if I was lucky. I found a kink in the small section of line after the flex hose to the cylinder so I went ahead and replaced that too. The master was run dry and was able to bench bleed a bunch of air out of it. I also bled the lines up the the abs block until fluid came shooting out, including the RR brake line at the block. All other wheels bleed normally, but both rear drums still do not have braking pressure (I'm able to spin the drums with the brakes on). I found a kink in the small section of line after the flex hose to the cylinder so I went ahead and replaced that too. Now, I'm getting fluid out of the RR, but not enough to say that there's proper pressure (pedal has gotten harder but doesn't stay solid). I did a bit of research and I'm thinking that the proportioning valve is possibly stuck closed, but I'm not 100% on that. The PO had both rear hubs done, along with new drum components, including wheel cylinders. There's no fluid coming out of the end caps either. Is there a way to reset the valves or must they be replaced?
Any input or previous experiences will be really appreciated. Thanks!
