problem with brakes? please help. lol
09-13-2011, 11:57 PM
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problem with brakes? please help. lol
so i bought front and rear dimpled/slotted rotors from r1 concepts and hawk hps pads. got it all finished and now my brakes are really spongy and aren't biting that well. i prone them in like the box said, but they just don't feel right.
in order to fix it do they break in more or do i need to bleed them or what??
im lost haha.
in order to fix it do they break in more or do i need to bleed them or what??
im lost haha.
09-14-2011, 08:41 AM
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yes its really simple, there is a nipple (lol) tell a friend to pump the brakes three times and hold it down, while he or she is holding it down, unscrew the nipple see if it squirts or a clean flow. if it squirts there was a bubble, make sure you keep feeling the brake fluid with DOT 3 because it goes down quick.
09-14-2011, 09:48 AM
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Wait all you did was swap pads and rotors? If you didn't open the bleeders then there is no reason you should have to bleed the brakes. Are the rotors Directional? I've seen dimpled rotors that are and when they are put on the wrong side it can effect your braking.
09-14-2011, 10:01 AM
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Posts like this scare me. Brakes are not something you should be doing if you don't understand how to do it properly.
If you opened up the calipers to press the pistons back in, then you probably still have air in the system that you didn't bleed out.
In the future, you can simply press the pistons back in slowly without loosening the bleeders, so you don't get air in the system.
If you opened up the calipers to press the pistons back in, then you probably still have air in the system that you didn't bleed out.
In the future, you can simply press the pistons back in slowly without loosening the bleeders, so you don't get air in the system.
09-14-2011, 10:54 AM
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Posts like this scare me. Brakes are not something you should be doing if you don't understand how to do it properly.
If you opened up the calipers to press the pistons back in, then you probably still have air in the system that you didn't bleed out
In the future, you can simply press the pistons back in slowly without loosening the bleeders, so you don't get air in the system.
If you opened up the calipers to press the pistons back in, then you probably still have air in the system that you didn't bleed out
In the future, you can simply press the pistons back in slowly without loosening the bleeders, so you don't get air in the system.
09-14-2011, 05:19 PM
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09-15-2011, 02:09 PM
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