Ok so I bought 2 X front calipers off eBay from a reputable seller. Changed all my lower brake components...cannot get any front brakes. Made a pressure bleeder from a garden sprayer and nicked the filler cap from my father's previa. I have fluid coming from every outlet and in any direction I choose but no pistons moving. Have I bought items which do not posses any moving parts! Or have I missed a procedure required for new calipers?
Yes I did remove the blanking bungs from the banjo bolt location! The pressure bleeder is strong enough to activate the rear calipers but fronts just won't budge.
Theory is to remove calipers and see if I can extract the pistons out a bit with mole grips and then backfill with brake fluid. Surely for £72 each at least one piston should move?
Don't you just hate aftermarket parts.
Yes I did remove the blanking bungs from the banjo bolt location! The pressure bleeder is strong enough to activate the rear calipers but fronts just won't budge.
Theory is to remove calipers and see if I can extract the pistons out a bit with mole grips and then backfill with brake fluid. Surely for £72 each at least one piston should move?
Don't you just hate aftermarket parts.