bleeding brake problem??
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bleeding brake problem??
hi i changed my dad's front right brake pads but accidently unscrewed the cylinder all the way and got some air in there. So now i changed the front left pad also and tried to bleed the two front brakes. When the engine is off the brake padel is really hard but when u turn on the engine, there is alot of travel in the brake padel before the brakes actually work. So my question is since the car has ABS do i also have to bleed the rear brakes (they are drums and not disks) ?? Or did i have to bleed the brakes while the engine was on since its ABS? any help is appreaited thanks
By the way, before i changed the pads there was no travel in the brake padel, the brakes were applied almost instantly THANKS!!
By the way, before i changed the pads there was no travel in the brake padel, the brakes were applied almost instantly THANKS!!
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Re: bleeding brake problem?? (hamadiscool)
Yes, I would bleed the rear brakes too. A vacumme pump works great for bleeding brakes. When you use the brake pedal pumping method (and the brake fluid was old) you could be promoting master cylinder failure. Picture below
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Re: bleeding brake problem?? (BLKFLSH)
what is this vaccum pump u speak of? so lets say i use a "vaccum cleaner" and stick the hose in the engine bay where u put the brake oil and that would suck out all the air bubbles and old oil...right? then i would just add the new oil and i would be good to go? where can i get this vaccum pump? thanks
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