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I have fitted T5 calipers front and rear with T5 servo and master cylinder.
I can do a 'basic' gravity bled and get things nearly right* but when I try with my Sealey vacuum bleed kit all I get is extraneous air (leakage between nipple threads??), doesn't seem capable of drawing fluid.
I attach bleed tube etc to nipple, operate vaccum pump which draws the required vacuum 21inHg which holds reasonably well, crack nipple 1/4 turn, lots of bubbles in receiver.
What am I doing wrong?
Are T5 calipers not design for vacuum bleeding?
Or what??
Doug
* That's hard pedal at about 25% pedal deflection with engine off, pedal down to the floor with engine on.
PS No fluid leaks from system.

My van does it allright, maybe its the t5 callipers. Bloody messing around with stuff

jed

Lather the bleed nipple and connection to the bleed kit in copper slip that stops the air getting in plus once its suckin give the pedal a few pumps really helps it along used mine like that for years !!

Many thanks, will give copper slip a try tomorrow

All is well with the world thanks to Copper Slip and PTFE tape - belt and braces!

This is where the pressure bleeding kits score over the vacuum!