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2000 V70 - Brake Bleeding

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Old Dec 13, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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Unhappy 2000 V70 - Brake Bleeding

How do you bleed the brakes on a 2000 V70? (2.4 engine & not XC)

I replaced rear pads/rotors & didn't refill the brake fluid reservoir before pumping the break pedal to ensure I did the job right. Now I have air in the brake system. The reservoir was depleted because when you take apart the rear calipers they "split in half" instead of just detaching from the mount point in one piece like the front calipers. In doing so, this causes the internal path (inside the caliper) of the brake fluid to be disrupted thereby causing the caliper to leak. This was a rookie move not to check the reservoir, but in in my defense, I've done several brake jobs in my lifetime I've just never done a Volvo before. Wasn't thinking.

There seems to be only one bleeder screw for the rear brakes (passenger side rear) and one on each front caliper. I was using a one man bleeder kit I got from Pep Boys. Basically it's a bottle for catching the fluid after you loosen the bleeder screw and you pump the brakes. Then you look @the clear hose for air bubbles. If no bubbles your done. If bubbles are present, repeat brake pumping making sure you don't dry out the reservoir.

Well I did that (No Bubbles), but I still have no pedal. Or more accurately, if I pump the brake pedal I get resistance, if I just press the pedal without pumping it falls to the floor.

Now I've read a few threads here on the subject, but the fact that I only have one bleeder screw in the rear seems a bit anomalous.

Please help!! I have no money to take to the shop or a lot of money for a Motiv bleeder for one brake job. Point being, if I had the money I would have put it in the shop to get the brakes done.

Thanks in advance for all of your help!
 
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