Avenger brake bleedng problem

[Rusty-Gunn]

Hello. My right hand turning slowly failed on our last ride, and I didn't take brake fluid with me, of which I've added to the tool box. Too late, but its there now.
I've added fluid but the caliper didn't respond.
Anyhoo... I followed the service manual regarding the bleeding procedure. The caliper is mounted to the brake rotor bolt, the reservoir is filled with DOT 5. When we follow the procedure to bleed the caliper it never squeezes the quarter-inch spacer inserted into the caliper to represent the rotor's thickness.
We've done the procedure over and over, but the caliper never squeezes, nor does the fluid pressure build up enough to squeeze the caliper.
Well, I'm stumped. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

[Toys4Me]

My Vanguard II had an issue with the right side. Turned out that the previous owner had cross threaded the bleeder and now would not seal to allow the caliper to pressurize. I replaced the caliper and only took about 2 times to bleed the new one. Make sure the bleeder valve has a clear bleed hole and that it actually seals when you close it.

[Rusty-Gunn]

Thank you. I did make sure the bleeder was clean and the hole was clear of obstructions.
The wife is not afraid to get her skirt dirty. She helped me remove the caliper and cleaned
it all out. Once we did this we put it all back together and began the bleeder prucedure once again.
It worked well. The caliper now has pressure. Thanks for the suggestion.

[ARGOJIM]

If you have had no luck bleeding the brakes yet check the following.
Where the master cylinder actuator rods go from cylinder to steering mech. there are 2 tabs the rods run thru that may be bent ( basically to keep them from falling out), if you find that the tabs are bent forward against the larger round stop on the rod , the master cylinder can not be unloaded which will not let enough fluid in or air out.
This generally happens as the brakes wear, the driver applies more force until the steering actuators hit the little tabs slightly bending them more and more requiring more and more force to turn, etc. etc. etc.

Once the tabs are bent back it should bleed itself unless the system has been opened.

[Rusty-Gunn]

Thank you. I did check those tabs. They are straight. We did get the hoses to bleed and
changed out the fluid as well. Quite a chore, more so then it looks, but we got it done.
I think I might have began this thread a bit premature. It was indeed frustrating at the beginning.