# brake help plz **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [July 1, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-help-plz/259200 "2011-07-01T06:01:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MoonMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@MoonMan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MoonMan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-help-plz/259200/1 "2011-07-01T06:01:44Z")
as usual a quick brake job turns into a pain in the ass… everything is good except for the front right side bleeder valve is very difficult to loosen wont let a drop of fluid out no matter how much i open it and i need to push the piston back to clear the new pads. the bleeder valve is clogged? how to i get this thing free? ---
**Author:** ![JVG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jvg/32/6348_2.png) [@JVG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JVG)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-help-plz/259200/2 "2011-07-01T06:19:46Z")
replace bleeder. U can pushed the piston back with that closed. If your just doing pads and rotors you shouldnt have to mess with the bleeder. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@MoonMan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MoonMan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-help-plz/259200/3 "2011-07-01T06:42:37Z")
hm i guess ill give it another shot when i get home from work but it didnt seem like it was budging with the bleeder closed with a set of big pliers so i opened the valve and it was quite easy… either way ima need to replace this thing then ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-help-plz/259200/4 "2011-07-01T06:50:31Z")
Remove the cap from your brake fluid reserviour and put a rag around the base of it and push your pistons back. ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-help-plz/259200/5 "2011-07-01T08:24:36Z")
> [@↑↑ ↓↓ ↔↔ ABAB Equivilent in "Spec" F1 ECU's](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/abab-equivilent-in-spec-f1-ecus/43533/4): > > as usual a quick brake job turns into a pain in the ass… No truer words have ever been said. It is always something…:banghead ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-help-plz/259200/6 "2011-07-01T11:00:50Z")
If the caliper isn’t movingbu need to replace it or the hose. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-help-plz/259200/7 "2011-07-01T13:43:20Z")
> [@Happy Birthday Jimmy Fry!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-birthday-jimmy-fry/43539/21): > > If the caliper isn’t movingbu need to replace it or the hose. What he said, I’ve seen brake hoses go bad on more than one occasion and act as a check valve ---
**Author:** ![MoonMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@MoonMan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MoonMan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-help-plz/259200/8 "2011-07-01T16:44:01Z")
> [@New employees here at STM!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-employees-here-at-stm/43499/10): > > Remove the cap from your brake fluid reserviour and put a rag around the base of it and push your pistons back. thank you that did it. and the caliper works im pretty sure its the bleeder, its rusted in there and doesnt wanna move anyway so im gunna replace it soon. thanks for the help though