of brakes and CV boots.
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of brakes and CV boots.
As some of you might know, I had some brake work done over the weekend (Thanks Dave, Misa, Mike, and Mark). I replaced all the pads, rear rotors, installed SS lines and flushed the fluid with Synpower. After braking them in and trying them out, there was about 3 inches of pedal travel before any braking occured. I was not satisfied. I also had a tear in my right CV boot and got it replaced today. After which, the brakes got a lot better and there is a much stiffer pedal now with only about a half inch of play.
So my question is what effects do the CV boots have on brakes?
So my question is what effects do the CV boots have on brakes?
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Driving to mechanic shop, I had a good 3 inches of brake play. Leaving the shop, brakes start gripping almost all the way at the top. Something has to have happened.
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I watched him. He took of my wheel. Took apart ball joint. Took apart that fork thingy at the bottom of the front shock. Pryed apart that joint. Pulled the axle. Replaced CV boot, and reassembled. What he did say which confused me was "make sure you pump your brakes a few times before you leave." I didnt know what to make of it, but I did as he said.
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Well, I'm thinking that the swivle of the entire spindle assembly caused some fluid in the lines to spread or whatever causing the centrifical distribulator to hit Veetechk at 2300rpm.
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That's odd too, because the same thing happened to me when I changed my rear calipers, and I bled my brakes several times. I dunno what's up with it.
Tho now I can heel-toe.
Tho now I can heel-toe.
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On the drive home to NY, did you have the 3" of play the whole way?
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Your brake problem was probably caused by a loose spindle nut. If the nut is loose, the hub/outer race can work its way out of the bearing enough to push the caliper piston back in enough to create more pedal travel. I imagine that once you applied the brakes and pumped them, the pedal travel decreased.
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Your brake problem was probably caused by a loose spindle nut. If the nut is loose, the hub/outer race can work its way out of the bearing enough to push the caliper piston back in enough to create more pedal travel. I imagine that once you applied the brakes and pumped them, the pedal travel decreased.
Pearlwhite: The CV's werent replaced. The CV boot was replaced. That was actually free because I had my wheel bearing replaced, and the mechanic made a gash in the boot causing it to puncture with a sharp end lever. Otherwise, its something like $40 or so.
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Your brake problem was probably caused by a loose spindle nut. If the nut is loose, the hub/outer race can work its way out of the bearing enough to push the caliper piston back in enough to create more pedal travel. I imagine that once you applied the brakes and pumped them, the pedal travel decreased.
Front rotors were not replaced, only the rears were.
Pearlwhite: The CV's werent replaced. The CV boot was replaced. That was actually free because I had my wheel bearing replaced, and the mechanic made a gash in the boot causing it to puncture with a sharp end lever. Otherwise, its something like $40 or so.
Front rotors were not replaced, only the rears were.
Pearlwhite: The CV's werent replaced. The CV boot was replaced. That was actually free because I had my wheel bearing replaced, and the mechanic made a gash in the boot causing it to puncture with a sharp end lever. Otherwise, its something like $40 or so.
I was implying that the front spindle nut(s) may have been loose prior and when they replaced your cv boot(s) they were tightened- perhaps they didn't tighten it probperly when the bearing was replaced.
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