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Update since i posted last time, i took the car out for a few test drives (country road) and saw that although the pedal did go down a little further than i was used to, the car would stop very well, able to lock up front tires. after a few more test drives, and driving about 20 miles from...

would letting the pedal hit the floor before the bleeder is closed cause my problem?

i found some info that said the proportioning valve needs to be held in while pressure bleeding the brakes, but does it need to be held in for manual bleeding as well?

i haven't tried holding in the proportioning button before. however, i put rear brake shoes and adjusted those manually, just to where there was slight drag when spinning the drum.

i have an '86 bonneville that i just replaced all brake lines on. also replaced wheel cylinders. front calipers are still fairly new. no leaks detected in master cylinder, which is probably original. after replacing lines and wheel cylinders, i bled the brakes. i bled them by having one guy...