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    Hi Guys,
    I have just changed the rear brake calliper on my car. I bled the calliper and after changing it but now the brake pedal has a lot more travel before the brakes start to bite. Do you I need to bleed all the callipers or just that one? I clamped the flexi hose and placed a bung in the end of the hose and to be honest only a very slight amount of fluid came out.
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    Give that hub another good bleed first.
     
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    Is the handbrake adjusted up on that side? A trapped air bubble can be a pain or the pads aren't bedding into the disc properly.

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    Check for leaks around the flexible caliper hose connection and bleed nipple. A proper pressure bleed bleed is much better than merely bleeding thro' the bleed nipple and pumping the brake pedal . A pressure kit is sold by Halfords = its quite cheap and very effective. Modern hoses can be damaged by clamping.
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    Those calipers can be tricky to bleed effectively, consider taking the caliper off the pins, blocking the piston travel with a block of wood and bleeding it while twisting it in various positions to work the air out. You'll need help to do this and a pressure bleeder is a must, imo.
     
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