So my story begins with a pad swap. I had some grinding on my 2001 GMC Jimmy, four wheel disc brakes, so I swapped the pads out and replaced all four rotors (rusty rusty rusty). While bolting up the right front caliper, my ratchet slipped and hit the hard part of the brake hose, which promptly split it into pieces (rusty rusty rusty, better in my drive way than down the road though, right?). After replacing the brake line, I went to bleed the brakes and ended up breaking a bleeder valve off the right rear caliper (sensing a theme here?). I replaced the caliper and went ahead and started my second attempt at bleeding them out.
I had very good fluid pressure while doing the rear brakes when all of a sudden, the pressure stopped coming and I started hearing a hiss on the driver's side of the car. Look at the ground, and there is brake fluid pouring all over the place. My rusty brake line from the front of the vehicle to the rear has now also popped. After going through all the trouble of bending and flaring my own tubing to replace the bad brake line, I now find myself unable to get any brake pressure to the rear of the vehicle. I get no fluid at all traveling out of the ABS pump and I am at a loss for words.
Does anybody have any idea what I need to do to alleviate my problem? I'm about to take her to the lake and see if she floats. =\