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Calipers, brake lines and proportioning valve, stop me if you've heard this one.

In the last post  I talked about the master cylinder rebuild and the fact that the rebuild ultimately did not allow the brakes to bleed.  While trying to diagnose the issue, we made a few decisions (with the guidance of YouTube and the Corvette Forum ) we decided we needed to check the calipers to see if they were seized.  As worked on removing the rear calipers, my brother in law worked on removing the proportioning valve to see if the piston was stuck in the unit.  As we moved through removing the calipers, we made the decision to replace the back caliper brake lines as we chewed up the bolts getting the old ones off.  As we went around the front of the car removing the caliper brake lines, we also decided to replace the rubber caliper brake lines up front and the steel left front brake line that runs to the proportioning valve. Front Crossover brake line While I was working on disconnecting the calipers, the proportioning valve became a challenge.  We removed the alternator

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