Soft brake petal has me stumped
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Soft brake petal has me stumped
Hey all I used the search function however I can't find anything like my problem.
My brake petal goes to the floor and will not stiffen up. I recently changed front rotors, pads and calipers. Bled the system well and then the brake petal started acting up. I went ahead and changed the master cylinder thinking it was the problem, bled the system and same results (I did bench bleed the master cyl). I have newer lines and 6 month old rear wheel cylinders. No visible leaks anywhere
Any ideas why the brakes could still be dropping to the floor? Thank you!
My brake petal goes to the floor and will not stiffen up. I recently changed front rotors, pads and calipers. Bled the system well and then the brake petal started acting up. I went ahead and changed the master cylinder thinking it was the problem, bled the system and same results (I did bench bleed the master cyl). I have newer lines and 6 month old rear wheel cylinders. No visible leaks anywhere
Any ideas why the brakes could still be dropping to the floor? Thank you!
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I went through about 24oz of fluid, it was coming out clear. I basically flushed the entire system. No milkiness or air that I could see. That's what confuses the heck out of me. I did use 99 calipers on my 03 since I have a 99 front axle and it's easier than explaining that I did a 4x4 swap to the dudes at auto zone. The 99s bolted right up to the 03 brackets. I must have air in the lines somewhere tho, any tricks that are better than standard bleeding?
#8
The bleeder valve needs to be at the highest point. If its not take the caliper out and put a 2x4 or some type of block where the rotor would go. rebleed the front brakes with the bleeder valve at the highest point. My guess is you have air stuck in the top of the caliper.
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