This was my first time doing it, so i followed the manual very strictly. After putting on the new pads, just said to put my wheels back on, so I did that, and took it off the jacks....took it out for a minute to make sure they were good. Fixed my squeeling problem, anyway, the master cylinder level is very high still, is it suppose to drop? or am I suppose to do something to it?

 

after changing pads by the book, your master cylinder reservoir will be overfull because the thickness of your pads pushed the pistons back pushing the fluid back into the reservoir... you should bleed your brakes starting from the wheel that's farthest away from the master cylinder first all the way until all four are done.

 

SHOULD? or must? I'm sorry I'm not too familiar with it...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pburke23 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">SHOULD? or must? I'm sorry I'm not too familiar with it...</TD></TR></TABLE>
you don't necessarily HAVE to bleed the brakes afterward.if you did it correctly,you shouldn't have introduced any air into the system that would need to be bled out.
but,if you've never flushed your brake fluid before,now's a great time to do it.just bleed the brakes like normal at all four corners until the old fluid is gone,and new fluid is being pumped out of the bleeder line.
Chris

 

is there anyway to tell if i introduced any air into the system? How would I have done this?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pburke23 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is there anyway to tell if i introduced any air into the system? How would I have done this?</TD></TR></TABLE>
if you didn't open any of the brake lines or fittings,and didn't let the fluid level in the reservoir drop too low,you shouldn't have gotten any air in there.
the major sign of air in the lines is a mushy pedal,or a pedal that sinks toward the floor under steady braking.
Chris

 

I drove for about five minutes on it, and it felt fine. Pedal stops about halfway, I was just worried because the level is very high...but isnt this because I had to press in the pistons to make room for the new pads?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pburke23 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I drove for about five minutes on it, and it felt fine. Pedal stops about halfway, I was just worried because the level is very high...but isn't this because I had to press in the pistons to make room for the new pads?</TD></TR></TABLE>
yes,pushing the pistons in to fit the new pads will push fluid back up the system into the reservoir,making the level rise,and possibly even overflow.there is no problem with this,other than the fluid spilling onto everything in the engine bay.
Chris

 

Thanks for the help, I appreciate it.

 

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