What up guys? I'll get right to it:

This is the only caliper that does this. I'm assuming it's just air getting sucked around the tubing or the bleeder. None of the other calipers do this. Should I be concerned?
calipers were mostly dry when I put them on and this side brake line lost a little bit more fluid than the other.


https://youtu.be/n4KnMMtxR4Y

 

Looks like air coming around the bleeder. What method do you use to bleed?

BTW, I loathe bleeding brakes. Just swapped out my calipers on my Golf R and it took 3 full bleeds to get all the air out

 

I use the motive bleeder - pump it to 15psi and do at least 3 wheels before having to add fluid usually. But when I don't have a good seal on the hose it tends to suck eraser sized bubbles. I'll normally get those tiny *** bubbles on the first crack after a weekend, bleed for a bit and close. I don't really check for open/close/open/close. If you're good on fresh fluid making it's way there then I'd replace the screw, they're cheap enough.

 

All new fluid and front calipers. I use a motive bleeder at 8psi because anything near/over 10psi starts splitting the old hoses. I had my engine bay sprayed, fixed it, then filled up my camber plate/strut tower area with about 8oz of fluid, which ran down onto the shock.....the upright....etc, when it burst again.
it was so fun.

I did notice the bleeders on the caliper sit a bit more loose than the others, while open. I'm 99% sure that was it.

I take my stuff to the track anyway, so fingers crossed!

Lastly, looks like the X calipers already have SS pistons, so no need to upgrade?

 

X calipers do not come with SS pistons. They're aluminum just like 8/9

 

​​​​​​they sure look shiny. Chrome plated?

 

If they're stainless, they're not factory.

 

They came from eBay, so no history. Weird thing is, they sent me two passenger-side calipers, so you would assume from different cars.

 

it will take a number of bleeds to get all those out. i've bled my brakes 1,000 times, several times with new calipers

 

Old hoses on what? The motive? They cost like $10 to replace.

How you can get any good bleeding from 8psi, I have no idea.

 

Yes, but I needed my brakes done before new hoses would get here. The brakes bled just fine at 8psi. No complaints.

 

The guys at lancerregister are pushing gravity bleed, compared to that 8psi is pretty serious.

 

what is gravity bleed?

 

You just fill up the master, open up a bleeder and gravity moves fluid from the higher reservoir out through the lower open bleeder. They say it's about 10 minutes per nipple.

 

ah that's how i "bleed" a new caliper i install anyway. once it starts coming out i put the motiv on though