Ok so I'm a nooby and I was trying to change my wheel cylinder. I connect everything back and bleed the brake line like i was told on the manual. However, after all that's been done i pump my brakes to get the fluid in the brake line but instead of the brakes working again, brake fluid start shooting out of the wheel cylinder everytime i hit the brake. Can someone tell me whats wrong? Also one more question. At one point my brake fluid in the master cylinder went quite low, with that being said although I'm not touching the front brakes at all, should i still bleed it too? PLEASE HELP SOMEONE I NEED MY CAR FOR WORK AND SCHOOL THANKS ALOTqqqqq

 

Unless fluid got below the bottom of the resvervoir you shouldnt have to blled the system.

Where is the fluid coming from? Like out of the dust boot(s)?

 

well i bleed it cause i changed the wheel cylinders. my old one looks real mess up and was leaking a bit. Last night i tried again and everything works fine now EXCEPT for one thing. The brakes are quite soft, i have to press pretty in for it to work. Do you know what i can do to fix it or anyone does who can help? Thanks

 

You've got air in the lines. When you released the pedal with the hard line or the bleeder unscrewed, it let air back into the system. Were you careful not to cross thread the male fitting into the wheel cylinder?

If everything's tight now, get a vacuum pump bleeder or have a buddy help you by hitting your pedal for you while you bleed.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Psychoteen101 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Unless fluid got below the bottom of the resvervoir you shouldnt have to blled the system. </TD></TR></TABLE>Don't listen to this garbage.

 

Thanks alot I got it fix, I guess I didn't bleed it enough. I bleed it again over the weekend as well as adjusting the lil star thingie (don't know whats that call) and now the brakes works fine. Thanks

 

its called the star adjuster.

not sure how thats garbage...

 

Whenever you open up the hydraulic system, as the OP did when he replaced his wheel cylinder, you must bleed out the air trapped in there. That's why your advice was garbage.

 

So what your saying is that when you open you master cylinder reservoir you must bleed the system?? Doesnt make sense, how you supposed to top off or inspect brake fluid?

 

Ok, not correct on my part there. But, you shouldn't even be opening the reservoir unless to top it off after a disc brake pad change. DOT 3 and 4 brake is hygroscopic, and every moment you have the fluid exposed to atmosphere, the more water it's absorbing, lowering the fluid's boiling point. Inspecting brake fluid is as simple as looking through the side of your reservoir.