What does this mean? (mechanic / brakes related)

[HyPnAwTiKpImP 10+ year member]

sounds like you let air in the lines by "bleeding" them. i think you may have loosened the wrong bolt.

that to forgot to ask did u clap the brake hose when closing the caliper to put in the brake pads ? if not u have alot of air in there if u did then try it couple more times

if that dont work maybe ur calipers went bad and not closing

 

[HyPnAwTiKpImP 10+ year member]

what bolt should i loosen? I loosened the only one going from the line to the caliper. Like..if you take the caliper off the rotor, then its hanging to the line by that one bolt.

that line was suppose to be clap when pushing back the cylinder from the caliper.

then when bleeding u was suppose to release the clamp and start the bleeding process

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

http://www.autozone.com/addVehicleId,2312902/initialAction,repairGuide/shopping/repairGuide.htm?pageId=0900c152800a8503

 

[Foote 10+ year member]

that line was suppose to be clap when pushing back the cylinder from the caliper.
then when bleeding u was suppose to release the clamp and start the bleeding process

what do you mean clap? You mean...when I compressed the cylinder in the caliper I should have had the brake line attatched? Cuz I didnt...I didnt attatch the brake line back to the caliper until i had the pads back on and the whole thing set up; right before I put the tire back on...what does this mean now? Is that why its not working right? What do I do to fix this problem now?

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

what do you mean clap? You mean...when I compressed the cylinder in the caliper I should have had the brake line attatched?

wait so you completely removed the caliper to push back the piston in the caliper?

 

[Foote 10+ year member]

wait so you completely removed the caliper to push back the piston in the caliper?

Yes... I took the caliper all the way off including off the rotor and off the brake line....then I compressed the cylinder; then I put it back on with pads in it; secured the thing in place; then reattacthed the brake line.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

Yes... I took the caliper all the way off including off the rotor and off the brake line....then I compressed the cylinder; then I put it back on with pads in it; secured the thing in place; then reattacthed the brake line.

alright than you probably lost allot of fluid and and got allot of air in the lines. so best bet would be to try and bleed it a couple more times and see what happens. i mean at this point the brake fluid is the cheapest of the possibilities.

 

[HyPnAwTiKpImP 10+ year member]

wait so you completely removed the caliper to push back the piston in the caliper?

yeah should of been attach and at the same time u should of use a clamp like the one in the middle with rubber on them to not break into the hose while clamping it

 

[Racerx250 10+ year member]

brakes are rather hard to bleed. Do a search on yahoo for it.

 

[benchambers80]

bleeder kit ftw

 

[edzy 10+ year member]

Wow. You shouldnt do brakes if you dont know how. Im just glad your not near me. I can see you now plowing into a family sedan cause "you thought you fixed your brakes".

Anyway. you got major air in your lines and master. just keep bleeding them. Make sure the master is full. If it goes low, you will have to start again. If you use a hose and stick it into a glass see thru jar. Keep the hose submersed. Then you can see the air come out and it will only **** fliud back, not air.

Do the F pass then the F drivers side .

No need to do the back unless you let the master run dry.

Then

R pas

R Dr

F Pas

F dr

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

why were you bleeding the brakes to begin with? I have never had to bleed my brakes simply because i changed the pads.

 

[Foote 10+ year member]

why were you bleeding the brakes to begin with? I have never had to bleed my brakes simply because i changed the pads.

i dumped the fluid from the calipers and detatched the lines from the calipers...i guess?

 

[HyPnAwTiKpImP 10+ year member]

why were you bleeding the brakes to begin with? I have never had to bleed my brakes simply because i changed the pads.

how did u manage that when ur adding air when pushing in the piston ???

 

[edzy 10+ year member]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKwY80HkTxo

This guy talks funny too, making it entertaining as well.