Brakes

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ericthesalesman

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• Nov 12, 2005

• #1

I've Changed the front brake pads Now my pressure is low and the brake peddle
is mushy and goes to the floor and strugles to stop the vehicle.I can't
figure out how to properly bleed thew brakes.PLEASE HELP THANKS ERIC

 

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Huw

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• Nov 12, 2005

• #2

"ericthesalesman" <u15676@uwe> wrote in message news:5741e4b128e10@uwe...
> I've Changed the front brake pads Now my pressure is low and the brake
> peddle
> is mushy and goes to the floor and strugles to stop the vehicle.I can't
> figure out how to properly bleed thew brakes.PLEASE HELP THANKS ERIC


You should not really have disturbed the hydraulics by fitting new pads.
Have you pumped them several times to get the pistons out of the callipers?
If so they should feel no different to before. You may have another problem.
It sounds as if you have tried to bleed them already but possibly
incorrectly. You do know that you have to stop air being sucked into the
plumbing when the pedal is released?

Huw

 

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Lee_D

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• Nov 12, 2005

• #3

"Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "ericthesalesman" <u15676@uwe> wrote in message news:5741e4b128e10@uwe...
>> I've Changed the front brake pads Now my pressure is low and the brake
>> peddle
>> is mushy and goes to the floor and strugles to stop the vehicle.I can't
>> figure out how to properly bleed thew brakes.PLEASE HELP THANKS ERIC
>
>
> You should not really have disturbed the hydraulics by fitting new pads.
> Have you pumped them several times to get the pistons out of the
> callipers? If so they should feel no different to before. You may have
> another problem. It sounds as if you have tried to bleed them already but
> possibly incorrectly. You do know that you have to stop air being sucked
> into the plumbing when the pedal is released?
>
> Huw
>

A clue as to what the vehicle is may help too.

Lee D

 

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Huw

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• Nov 12, 2005

• #4

"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "ericthesalesman" <u15676@uwe> wrote in message news:5741e4b128e10@uwe...
>>> I've Changed the front brake pads Now my pressure is low and the brake
>>> peddle
>>> is mushy and goes to the floor and strugles to stop the vehicle.I can't
>>> figure out how to properly bleed thew brakes.PLEASE HELP THANKS ERIC
>>
>>
>> You should not really have disturbed the hydraulics by fitting new pads.
>> Have you pumped them several times to get the pistons out of the
>> callipers? If so they should feel no different to before. You may have
>> another problem. It sounds as if you have tried to bleed them already but
>> possibly incorrectly. You do know that you have to stop air being sucked
>> into the plumbing when the pedal is released?
>>
>> Huw
>>
>
> A clue as to what the vehicle is may help too.
>
> Lee D
>

Why? Brake callipers and pads are much of a muchness aren't they?

Huw

 

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Alex

Guest

• Nov 13, 2005

• #5

>>> "ericthesalesman" <u15676@uwe> wrote in message news:5741e4b128e10@uwe...
>>>> I've Changed the front brake pads Now my pressure is low and the brake
>>>> peddle
>>>> is mushy and goes to the floor and strugles to stop the vehicle.I can't
>>>> figure out how to properly bleed thew brakes.PLEASE HELP THANKS ERIC
>>>
>>>
>>> You should not really have disturbed the hydraulics by fitting new pads.
>>> Have you pumped them several times to get the pistons out of the
>>> callipers? If so they should feel no different to before. You may have
>>> another problem. It sounds as if you have tried to bleed them already but
>>> possibly incorrectly. You do know that you have to stop air being sucked
>>> into the plumbing when the pedal is released?
>>>
>>
>> A clue as to what the vehicle is may help too.
>>
>
>Why? Brake callipers and pads are much of a muchness aren't they?
>

Given the daft things Landrover used to do with Series brakes to make
them impossible to bleed, no.

Alex

 

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Roger & Lorraine Martin

Guest

• Nov 13, 2005

• #6

"ericthesalesman" <u15676@uwe> wrote in message news:5741e4b128e10@uwe...
> I've Changed the front brake pads Now my pressure is low and the brake
peddle
> is mushy and goes to the floor and strugles to stop the vehicle.I can't
> figure out how to properly bleed thew brakes.PLEASE HELP THANKS ERIC

Sounds like undersize brake pads on oversize drums if
you did n't disturb the hydraulics.

 

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Lee_D

Guest

• Nov 13, 2005

• #7

"Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Why? Brake callipers and pads are much of a muchness aren't they?
>
> Huw
>

Some calipers have 3 nipples of which 1 usually hides behind a load of crud.
I've spent a few hours trying to bleed not knowning this.

Lee D

 

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Huw

Guest

• Nov 13, 2005

• #8

"Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>>>> "ericthesalesman" <u15676@uwe> wrote in message
>>>> news:5741e4b128e10@uwe...
>>>>> I've Changed the front brake pads Now my pressure is low and the brake
>>>>> peddle
>>>>> is mushy and goes to the floor and strugles to stop the vehicle.I
>>>>> can't
>>>>> figure out how to properly bleed thew brakes.PLEASE HELP THANKS ERIC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You should not really have disturbed the hydraulics by fitting new
>>>> pads.
>>>> Have you pumped them several times to get the pistons out of the
>>>> callipers? If so they should feel no different to before. You may have
>>>> another problem. It sounds as if you have tried to bleed them already
>>>> but
>>>> possibly incorrectly. You do know that you have to stop air being
>>>> sucked
>>>> into the plumbing when the pedal is released?
>>>>
>>>
>>> A clue as to what the vehicle is may help too.
>>>
>>
>>Why? Brake callipers and pads are much of a muchness aren't they?
>>
>
> Given the daft things Landrover used to do with Series brakes to make
> them impossible to bleed, no.
>

Series used drums. In fact drums were and are still used on the rear of some
Defenders but he interfered not with drums. In fact he should not have
interfered with anything just by changing the pads. I've certainly never had
to bleed brakes after a simple pad change.

Huw