Brakes Brakes Brakes!

[Trdsupranick]

Hey All,

I replaced my front rotors, calipers and pads. I have had to bleed them twice. THey have gotten better.....My brakes still dont feel as good as they did with my factory set up. Is there anything I should check because the truck feels like it just doesn't want to stop as easy.

Thanks,

 

[JeremyH]

How are you bleeding them? Manually or using a suction bleeder? Also, just to be clear, you are bleeding them starting at the furthest caliper from the master cylinder and working your way toward the MC, correct? Another stupid question, but just to make sure, you do have the calipers installed with the bleeder at the top? Also, is there a reason that you replaced the calipers?

 

[greasefingers]

Place the line in a glass jar and so that it open end gets submerged in old brake fluid; which you discard later.

Once you replace the caliper (with the brake line attached) open the bleed screw and let it fill up by gravity. Loosen the master cylinder cap. It will begin to drip out. I let it drip out for 20 minutes or so. It drips real slow. This will help displace the air. One most important thing!!! There is a right and left caliper. DO not mix them up. You ID them by installing the calipers so that the bleed screw is oriented on top of the caliper and not on the bottom. Otherwise you will never get the air out!

Then once both calipers are on, you bleed the system with the ignition key in the run position (do not start the engine) This activates the servo motor for the master cylinder and pressurizes the system. Then pump the sh_t out of the brakes and proceed as one would with any other brake bleeding system.