brake probs??

[chief]

have a problem with the brakes at the mo, when i push the pedal it takes a age to bite loads of travel, but if i back off and press again i get a real possitive bite?? any ideas

[dj_smurph]

vacuum leak on the master cylinder or fluid level low or needs fluid change/bleeding

[Doodley]

search the forum, there was a post on this about 2 weeks ago, maybe air in the system, as above, bleed them see if your problems continue

[chief]

gonna take it to kwik fit for a free brake check tomorrow i think, and i'll ask them to bleed the system aswell

[chief]

ok had this posted in brakes n suspention to no avail so please dont move it mods:nono:

i've got a problem with the brakes being spongey at the moment, first press is non existant, if i ease off then press again then the brakes bite like chuff, so im thinking they need bleeding, go to kwik fit and ask them to do a free brake check and also bleed the brake system. the guys there say the system needs pressure bleeding??????, and that they cant do it cos they aint got the kit. they send me somewhere else and they look at me stupid and tell me they cant bleed the brakes till next thursday. ffs i only wanted the brakes bleeding and a check to make sure nothing else was at fault. can anyone give me any advise as to what to do, dont mind getting stuck in myself just thought this would be easyer how wrong was i

[chief]

to add to this the guys at kwik fit said "you've got to be carefull when bleeding the brakes on a calibra as the blow the seals really easily" ?????????


mean anything to anyone??

[Phantom]

best thing to do is to get a one man bleed kit, start off and bleed the fronts first then the back, just make sure you don't open the bleed nipples up too much

[FatLadZ]

seals blow easily????
never heard that one buddy [img]/sad.gif[/img]

[chief]

gonna need you to elaborate on that a bit, what do i need and how do i go about it. pm me if you want.

[chief]

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never heard that one buddy [img]/sad.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
thats what i thought frank, tbh i think they didnt want to give me the free check cos of the england match. ******* me off cos this problem is really bugging me now and i've plenty other things to worry about atm

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[chief]

would be a good time to switch to braided hoses then?

[TonyDTM]

if your gonna drain the system right out its the perfect time !

[chief]

these mods are hard buggers arnt they lol

[TonyDTM]

mr plow would have stopped posting and changed his brake fluid by now [img]/biggrin.gif[/img]

[markie]

I would check that your brake pads are free in the carriers. if the pads Are sticky when you brake the calliper will twist rather than push the pads out with the result of a spongy brake.have you heated the brake fluid or done brake pipes that you think that they need bleeding.i have heard of the seals on the master cylnders flipping round then not being able to pump fluid.best to just open the nipples and let the fluid run through on its own.