pete mcrash

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.................carrying on from the other thread..............6pots stripped pistons red greased,slidders greased and new 5.1 fluid bled through...............still dont feel like they did.....wtf.....everythings working fine n dandy...............IS IT JUST ME or has something else happened....cheers Pete..............it's a confidence thing really.......i used to love my breaks..........................

RWD_cossie_wil

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Bleed the system again, but bleed it from the join between the flexi-hose and the solid pipe, then where the hose joins to the calliper, then from the bleed points on the calliper inboard one first then outboard one last. Will get rid of any air left. Also, are the bleed nipples at the top of the calliper or on the bottom? A lot of people put callipers the wrong way up and can't bleed them 100%.

I take it you have a soft pedal? Or lack initial bite?

pete mcrash

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.........yeh it feels soft to me..............but when pushed hard, they used to lock up....now they feel "inadiquate".................they were done with a propper vacum bleeder................

jammy86

Collapsed/ing brake hose?

JAmes.

RWD_cossie_wil

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Still recon you have air somewhere. Did you bleed the rears as well with the ignition on? As you HAVE to have the ABS pump running or you won't get rid of all the air. Still can't beat bleeding brakes with 2 people IMHO using on/off technique, auto bleeds never as good. If you bleed the rears first, ignition on, then do what I said in the first post then I recon you will sort it.

pete mcrash

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.......complicated........................... ...............cheers

blacky.

has the servo pump packed up ????

pete mcrash

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1 more thing..............can u bugger ur pads up.........ie the compound of them and turn them weak/spongy........(ds2500's)

pete mcrash

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...................what i havn't done is,turned the car on and plugged the abs back in.......can this affect the bleeding process........????.....doh

blacky.

yes it can air can get stuck in the abs unit

blacky.

the servo pump lives undre the res right next to the exhaust it should buzz when you toutch the brake peddle

pete mcrash

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........back in the garage on monday then.....................my fault really.................i have the abs unplugged..........

blacky.

lol just plug it in & go for a quiet drive

pete mcrash

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..............no i allways have it unplugged............but i'll bleed the brakes again with it running..............

ESCYSCOTT

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have you got goodridge hoses or rubber flexi's??

C4llyT

After seeing how much my clutch pipe swelled when pedal was pressed I went straight out and bought braided lines.
Yours are rubber and 20 years old or so.
Great upgrade.
2 man method is best for bleeding, also beat shit out of pedal, hold, then undo nipple, during the bleeding.
Sounds like you may have fcuked the pads, although jumping on brakes from 160 several times should be a walk in the park for them...!

pete mcrash

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.......braided.............give me some credit................the brakes have been mint for 3 years now......i think its something daft....cos they feel crap at low speeds aswell..............

pete mcrash

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.............thank fuck for that...............blead them again the old fashioned way........my foots a bit sore off pumping the pedal.............now i can go fast again...............yipee.................

RWD_cossie_wil

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Thankyou and goodnight

pete mcrash

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.........^^^^...................spot on..........................

RWD_cossie_wil

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can't beat great brakes, gives so much confidence in the car, glad it's sorted mate.

Right, your turn. Come and fix my fucking Escort's ECU

pete mcrash

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..........i've just sorted (fingers xx'd) mine..........think it was the ecu turning the fuel pump off...............change the ecu and it's been fine for nearly 2 month...so i'm sending it away to be checked/fixed.....