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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / November 2005Brakes
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 > 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 >> I've Changed the front brake pads Now my pressure is low and the brake >> peddle [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Huw A clue as to what the vehicle is may help too. Lee D >>> I've Changed the front brake pads Now my pressure is low and the brake >>> peddle [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Lee D Why? Brake callipers and pads are much of a muchness aren't they? Huw >>>> I've Changed the front brake pads Now my pressure is low and the brake >>>> peddle [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >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 >>>>> I've Changed the front brake pads Now my pressure is low and the brake >>>>> peddle [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > 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 > 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 > 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. >> I've Changed the front brake pads Now my pressure is low and the brake >peddle [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Sounds like undersize brake pads on oversize drums if >you did n't disturb the hydraulics. Shoes on drums, pads on discs. -- Mark. www.mvp-fine-art.co.uk www.markvarleyphoto.co.uk www.mvp-gallery.com www.4x4info.info www.beautifulbondage.net www.shoot-to-thrill.com www.bespoke-bondage.com "nec aspera terrent" |
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