Perhaps with the caliper still in/near the car, the brake line is still attached, thus blocking that hole and allowing the bleeder hole connection to build the pressure.
On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 1:08 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I mean, if you're pumping grease into the bleed fitting, don't you need > to have the hydraulic line fitting blocked also? Otherwise I'd think the > grease/fluid will take the path of least resistance and come out there > rather than pushing out the piston. > > Allan > > Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> writes: > > > Shouldn't have to. Assuming the caliper is full of fluid you'd be > > introducing a fairly small amount of grease. > > > > A year or two ago I used the grease gun to pop a dent out of a Coleman > > lantern fount. I filled the fount with ATF first. I found there was a > > little grease in the adapter I made but none in the fount itself. > > > > -Curt > > > > On Thursday, April 9, 2020, 11:02:46 AM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I assume you also need to plug the brake line fitting? > > > > Allan > > > > Larry Turner via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > > > >> Hey Curley, > >> I had a similar problem. I read somewhere I could hook up a chassis > >> grease pump thingie into the bleed valve hole. I found it screwed in > >> easily and a few pumps of the grease pump handle and the puck slowly > >> walked out. I had to clean the small amount of grease that remained > >> but it was less trouble than I thought it would be. > >> > >> Hydraulic action is a powerful force! > >> > >> Let me know how this works for you, I used it on 2 or 3 calipers. > >> > >> Stay Safe, > >> LarryT > >> 06 E350 > >> > >> On 2/14/2020 1:07 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > >>> Has anyone come up with a way to free up stuck calipers so they can > >>> be rebuilt? I have 3 of them that need to be freed up. I've tried > >>> soaking in solvent and mechanical. I can get the pucks to turn a > >>> little, but not to come out. They are all 124 rears. > >>> > >>> Vinegar soak? > >>> coca cola soak? > >>> sulferic acid soak? > >>> > >>> Anyone BTDT? > >>> > >>> A could throw them out, but if I can fix em, I can use em some day. > >>> > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
