Originally Posted by caelric

So, I can bleed brakes quite well on a car, and I *think* I know how to bleed brakes on a bike (squeeze a couple times, hold the squeeze, slightly loosen the bleed valve and let fluid come out, close the bleed valve, build pressure back up, wash, rinse, repeat, all the while making sure the fluid level in the reservoir doesn't get low), but am I missing something, because I have the same problem with my rear brakes on my MTB (Shimano America LX hydraulic discs) The rear brake won't lock up the rear tire when I am going downhill, and it will squeak horrendously after I brake with it for about 5-10 seconds

So, am I missing something?

Sorry to threadjack, BTW, but I have the same exact problem, just different brand of brakes.