2003 Toyota Corolla Front Pads, Rotors, and a Caliper  - Part 2 - Brake bleeding with a Hammer?
Channel: HouseCallAutoRepair
Date: 2021-04-23

Brake Bleeding with a Hammer?

What do you do when you can't push back the piston in the brake caliper?
In the previous video, https://youtu.be/5wPjMy0xvL4 we covered what led up to where we are now... Parts Pistol Loaded!
After cleaning up all of the rust that was locking up the front pads, reconditioning the brackets, checking slide pin bolts, and installing a NEW, BUT NOT READY, Semi-Loaded Caliper, I see an opportunity to play with physics. As soon as I saw that stead trickle, I pull out the Hammer!
This method would NEVER be recommended if ANY air was introduced into the system above where the line was clamped! Nothing more than a simple gravity bleed.
𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄: (This IS NOT a "Normal" or "Approved" method of properly bleeding brakes, but with certain conditions and circumstances, if it works...)

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