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brake help
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:04 pm
by leoshin10
hi everyone, i bought some front brake pads and brake fluid.
firstly prepared my front driver side for a brake pad change.
i bleeded the brake fluid from the caliper.
then tried the brake pad but was the wrong size didnt fit at all, so i put my old brakes back in.
i topped up the brake fluid just to max.
and went out for a drive, and noticed, my brakes dont work properly.
i have to fully push back my brake pedal, and still doesnt stop (still rolls slowly).
it feels like its loose and something ive done is wrong (obviously).
also today my TCL lights keep coming on, i think its gone out but does this have anything to do with the brakes?
thanks guys
Re: brake help
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:28 pm
by spency
Check your headlight fluid, might be a bit low.
Re: brake help
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:44 pm
by leoshin10
what is headlight fluid?
and where is it?
thanks
Re: brake help
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:53 pm
by Shane001
spency wrote:Check your headlight fluid, might be a bit low.
U need to bleed em! Seriously if u don't know what u're doing don't be messing with u're brakes, u'll end up killing someone and doing time...
Re: brake help
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:54 am
by FTOATH
Try to never go DIY with brakes. It's some dangerous sh*t. If you get a professional to fix them atlases your ass is covered incase they fail.
Re: brake help
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:13 am
by silverGPX
Why do you have a subwoofer in the middle of your dash?
Re: brake help
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:24 am
by Bennoz
You've got air in the lines. You need to bleed them again.
Did you let the master cylinder resevior go too low when doing the initial bleed? Thats where your air would have gone in. You need to top it up with fresh fluid as you bleed.
Re: brake help
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 3:39 pm
by FTOATH
It's not a sub. It's there to help balance the sound.
Re: brake help
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:36 pm
by payaya
Should have used a g clamp to push caliper back not take off the nipple.
Re: brake help
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:38 pm
by payaya
FTOATH wrote:Try to never go DIY with brakes. It's some dangerous sh*t. If you get a professional to fix them atlases your ass is covered incase they fail.
2 bolts dangerous sh*t? I can't see how you can get it wrong.
Re: brake help
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:48 pm
by Bennoz
payaya wrote:FTOATH wrote:Try to never go DIY with brakes. It's some dangerous sh*t. If you get a professional to fix them atlases your ass is covered incase they fail.
2 bolts dangerous sh*t? I can't see how you can get it wrong.
I've done it
NRMA wont even attempt roadside brake repairs, public liability premiums are not worth the risk. They just send a tow truck.
Re: brake help
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:52 pm
by payaya
Bennoz wrote:payaya wrote:FTOATH wrote:Try to never go DIY with brakes. It's some dangerous sh*t. If you get a professional to fix them atlases your ass is covered incase they fail.
2 bolts dangerous sh*t? I can't see how you can get it wrong.
I've done it
NRMA wont even attempt roadside brake repairs, public liability premiums are not worth the risk. They just send a tow truck.
Haha well I have snapped a caliper bolt in a hub once. Pissed me right off. That's why you have 4 calipers so if one fails you got three left haha.