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I had to replace the 2 brake lines that go from the master cylinder to the ABS control box. I bled all 4 brakes in the proper order, (RR,LR,RF,LF) but the brakes are minimal and the pedal goes to the floor. The master cylinder is full.

Also, I could not get the rear bleeder bolts loose and did not want to twist them off, thus I bled the rear brakes at the brake hose going into the caliper....Is this acceptable?

What am I missing?

Should I have attempted to bleed these lines at the control box?

Thanks.

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Your procedure for bleeding is fine, except for the banjo bolt

You can bleed a line at the banjo bolt but you can't bleed a caliper.

You can get your stuck nipple off if you break the head by using a bolt extractor. If you use a bolt extractor and have to drill it out in any way you will NEED to disassemble the caliper to ensure it does not have any metal shavings in it.

Tools

Two effective brake bleeding tools are speedbleeders or vacuum evacuation tools.

*Here is a speedybleeder

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Here is handheld vacuum pump.

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