brakes has no pedal
I have a 99 civic ex coupe. I have put brakes on all the time before but this time i installed front and rear brakes. I compress the caliper on the front. But when i was all done, it feels like really soft. The car stops fine but not firm like they should be so Im kinda concern about this. The rear brakes were a pain to do but all went well. Im thinking i might have to adjust the rear some more but for some reason i think it was when i compress the caliper up front. Any feed back will be appreciate . Thanks
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Re: brakes has no pedal
Originally Posted by redride66
(Post 8216699)
I have a 99 civic ex coupe. I have put brakes on all the time before but this time i installed front and rear brakes. I compress the caliper on the front. But when i was all done, it feels like really soft. The car stops fine but not firm like they should be so Im kinda concern about this. The rear brakes were a pain to do but all went well. Im thinking i might have to adjust the rear some more but for some reason i think it was when i compress the caliper up front. Any feed back will be appreciate . Thanks
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Re: brakes has no pedal
Sounds like you need to bleed them.
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Re: brakes has no pedal
Originally Posted by Fabrik8
(Post 8216708)
Sounds like you need to bleed them.
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Re: brakes has no pedal
I usually push the pistons in while opening the bleed fitting, same as pressing the pedal during bleeding. You lose a little fluid but they'll get filled and bled after that anyway. Makes it super easy to retract the pistons though.
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Re: brakes has no pedal
Loosey goosey?
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Re: brakes has no pedal
Or your new pads/rotors haven't bedded in yet
Or you only did pads and didn't scuff the rotors to provide a clean surface for a new bed-in process Or your new pads are crappy Or you need to bleed the brakes Cover all the bases and before you bleed the brakes, suck out the old fluid from the reservoir and replace it with new stuff. |
Re: brakes has no pedal
Originally Posted by brandini
(Post 8216731)
Or your new pads/rotors haven't bedded in yet
Or you only did pads and didn't scuff the rotors to provide a clean surface for a new bed-in process Or your new pads are crappy Or you need to bleed the brakes |
Re: brakes has no pedal
Well they won't guarantee a firm pedal... so definitely bleed first.
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