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byronsdaddy
Posts : 210 Join date : 2014-01-30 Age : 40 Location : Wingate, County Durham
| Subject: advice needed about bleeding brakes Wed 12 Mar - 21:59 | |
| sorry to be a bother yet again lol
i've just finished converting my rear drums to discs and my brakes now dont seem to have much pressure for the first press but work after that and keeps repeating the same things, so before i go steaming in and start bleeding them im needing to know which way to do it i.e what wheel to start and finish at etc
on a stranger note the abs has never worked while i have had my scooby and now its working and coming on really easy at the moment, ive just put 2nd hand trailing arms, with abs sensors and hand brake cables, so might have just been a dodgy sensor (i think passenger side as i did that last)
any help appreciated and thanks in advance | |
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Marshffs
Posts : 3332 Join date : 2012-02-19 Age : 38 Location : Crook, county durham
| Subject: Re: advice needed about bleeding brakes Wed 12 Mar - 22:48 | |
| Work on diagonals mate, front then back, front then back. You will have air in the system. Thats the way i learnt of me father and never failed me lol | |
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byronsdaddy
Posts : 210 Join date : 2014-01-30 Age : 40 Location : Wingate, County Durham
| Subject: Re: advice needed about bleeding brakes Wed 12 Mar - 23:04 | |
| my dad says usually he'd work from the furthest away from master cylinder first to closest last but he said he was unsure how it would work on mine as it looks like different setup lol will give that a try over the next few days bud as im exhausted now lol but thankyou so much for advice will start at the last brake fitted and it wouldnt hurt to chuck the new front pads in aswell instead of me being lazy lol | |
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byronsdaddy
Posts : 210 Join date : 2014-01-30 Age : 40 Location : Wingate, County Durham
| Subject: Re: advice needed about bleeding brakes Wed 12 Mar - 23:06 | |
| on another note i passed your car with your lass in it the other day lol i did flash or wave and got a reply lol just to let her know it was me and the wife passing lol | |
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Marshffs
Posts : 3332 Join date : 2012-02-19 Age : 38 Location : Crook, county durham
| Subject: Re: advice needed about bleeding brakes Wed 12 Mar - 23:09 | |
| Make sure your pads are in right aswel, i once put a spring clip on my Astra i had, the wrong way and they went spongy till I clicked lol. She said she seen a red 1 other day lol. | |
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byronsdaddy
Posts : 210 Join date : 2014-01-30 Age : 40 Location : Wingate, County Durham
| Subject: Re: advice needed about bleeding brakes Wed 12 Mar - 23:13 | |
| was on my way to crook lol | |
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andybish
Posts : 1249 Join date : 2012-02-25 Age : 43 Location : billingham
| Subject: Re: advice needed about bleeding brakes Wed 12 Mar - 23:39 | |
| i know it may seem daft but make sure calipers are on right way make sure nipple is at top not bottom | |
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byronsdaddy
Posts : 210 Join date : 2014-01-30 Age : 40 Location : Wingate, County Durham
| Subject: Re: advice needed about bleeding brakes Wed 12 Mar - 23:45 | |
| i think air got in as couldnt stop fluid leaking while i went to get new driveshaft, its all back together and driveable but brakes are crappy and almost useless, will sort it when daylight comes, as gonna need and extra foot for brake pedal lol | |
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andybish
Posts : 1249 Join date : 2012-02-25 Age : 43 Location : billingham
| Subject: Re: advice needed about bleeding brakes Wed 12 Mar - 23:56 | |
| yeah ya need 2 people to bleed brakes do you know how to do it? ya need some one in the car you open bleed nipple then tell the person in the car to slowly pump the brake pedle till the air is out then on the last pump tell them to hold the pedle down then you lock the nipple off and keep checking fluid is topped up and do this to all the brakes start off passenger rear drivers reaar passenger front then end at drivers front | |
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byronsdaddy
Posts : 210 Join date : 2014-01-30 Age : 40 Location : Wingate, County Durham
| Subject: Re: advice needed about bleeding brakes Thu 13 Mar - 10:43 | |
| thanks m8 just needed to check where to start and finish with wheels, going to give it a shot hopefully sometime today | |
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byronsdaddy
Posts : 210 Join date : 2014-01-30 Age : 40 Location : Wingate, County Durham
| Subject: Re: advice needed about bleeding brakes Thu 13 Mar - 16:31 | |
| got it sorted was air in rear brake and one front break, i can stop again now lol thanks everyone | |
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