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The left caliper has both top and bottom valves, and the passenger has only one valve. So both calipers should have the bleeder valves on top? Doug > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Adney [SMTP:jadney@vwtype3.org] > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 12:54 PM > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: Re: [T3] Brake problems > > On 14 Jul 2003 at 19:08, Mark Seaton wrote: > > > Hi Doug, are the bleeder valves you're adjusting at the top of the > caliper? > > Mine have valves top and bottom but it is the uppermost ones that you > should > > be bleeding. > > This strikes me as the most likely problem. If these calipers don't have > bleed > valves on the top, then you've got them on the wrong sides. In that case, > swap > them from L to R and things will start looking up. ;-) > > -- > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org