Trev Reynolds

So I’m changing my front brakes on my f150 2005 but a block of wood on the caliber and use a c clap to push them back in and brake fluid starts coming out. So I continue to put the caliber back on put both bolts back in and put tire back in gonto pump my breaks and now I have no breaks and the break fluid I filled back up is empty again!!!! Why? What did I screw up now?

redraiderford

Did you bleed each brake to get the air out of the line?

BeaverLakeF150

Sounds like a busted caliper to me. C-Clamp to push the caliper back in shouldn't give you a mess of brake fluid. Should remain dry.

Ecobuilder

Where is the brake fluid leaking out from?

lutter5-0

See above

650NutKase

you probably tore the caliper seal or ruptured a line.

Ecobuilder

Another way I could have put it is "You need to find where you are losing brake fluid."

I find it's more helpful to put the question into their mind rather than a direct order. Only way we'll get anywhere.

dukedkt442

Fluid leak, pure and simple. Fluid should never “come out” when compressing the pistons. On crusty calipers, success with piston compression not followed by sticking calipers seems to be hit or miss anyway. Sounds like it’s time for new calipers and rubber lines.

OP: while it was off the rotor, did you happen to hang the caliper by a strong wire or rest it on something so that it wasn’t hanging on the brake line, or did you let it hang on the line?

Lare

Sorry, nm.