Friday, June 3, 2011

Squishy brake pedal after changing front brakes, how can I fix this?

I just changed the front brakes on my '01 Acura TL, but I've left the original pads on the rears and haven't bled the lines. My pedal feels squishy and when I start my car it can almost reach the floor before I give it a few pumps then it's fine again. Should I bleed the lines? Is there any other way to fix this without bleeding because I haven't done this before and I'm not sure how.



FYI I replaced the stock brakes with EBC brake pads.Squishy brake pedal after changing front brakes, how can I fix this?SOMETIMES WHEN YOU CHANGE THE BRAKES ON YOUR CAR, THE FIRST TIME YOU PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN AFTER CHANGING THEM IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT'S BECAUSE YOU COMPRESSED THE CALIPER IN WHEN YOU CHANGED THEM.IT TAKES A FEW PUMPS TO PUMP THEM BACK OUT.

IF IT STILL DOES IT AFTER THAT YOU GOTTA BLEED THE AIR OUT OF THEM. JUST GET YOUR BUDDY TO SIT IN THE CAR AND PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL IT'S TIGHT AND THEN HOLD IT TIGHT UNTIL YOU CRACK THE LINE.IF YOU GET AIR AND NO FLUID , REPEAT THE PROCESS UNTIL YOU GET NOTHING BUT FLUID.REPEAT FOR THE OTHER SIDE. USE A LINE WRENCH ON THE NUT ON THE BRAKE LINE WHERE IT GOES INTO YOUR CALIPER.

IF YOU STILL GOT A FUNKY PEDAL.CHANGE YOUR BACK BRAKES.YOU'D BE SUPRISED HOW THE BACK BRAKES AFFECT YOUR PEDAL, AND HOW YOUR CAR STOPS. EVEN THOUGH YOUR FRONT BRAKES DO MOST OF THE WORK.

GOOD LUCK!!Squishy brake pedal after changing front brakes, how can I fix this?If you get in an accident and it's found out that it was your fault, your insurance can deny coverage.

Pep Boys will change out ALL the fluid in the brakes for $49Squishy brake pedal after changing front brakes, how can I fix this?Air compresses, but brake fluid doesn't. Sounds like you need to bleed the brake lines.Squishy brake pedal after changing front brakes, how can I fix this?You will need to bleed your brakes, it sounds like you have some air in the lines. The same thing happened in my old car when we changed the rear brakes. I had the same feeling and we had to go back and bleed them. Once that was done they were fine. Bleeding the brakes is not too hard. I would google it or look on car forums. My boyfriend did it, and I sat in the car pumping the brakes for him while he did that. I know it wasn't too hard, but I could not see what he was doing to tell you exactly. It only took about 20 minutes until that part was all said and done.....Good luck!Squishy brake pedal after changing front brakes, how can I fix this?If you only changed the brake pads, you shouldn't have to bleed the brakes. You may have bad front calipers, the pistons may be forzen and not extending all the way out. You also may have frozen caliper slide pins and the caliper may not be able to move freely. Jack up the front end and have someone apply the brakes. Try spinning the front wheels by hand, if you can move them, inspect the caliper slide pins, make sure the pins allow the caliper to freely move in and out. If you did not open the brake lines (Bleeders) and you did not have this problem %26quot;Before%26quot; replacing your brake pads, I would suspect, incorrectly installed brake pads or bad brake calipers. I would need to know more information as to why you replaced brakes in the first place, in order to help you diagnose this condition. Also need to know if you ran the master cylinder low or opened the bleeders for any reason.Squishy brake pedal after changing front brakes, how can I fix this?bleed themSquishy brake pedal after changing front brakes, how can I fix this?I believe bleeding the brake lines is in order. u start with the longest brake line and end with the shortest to ensure that no bubbles are in your brake lines. pumping the brakes builds pressure in the lines and is why you get stopping power. it is essential to fix the problem ASAP! if you are involved in an accident, knowing of the problem makes you liable. also, i believe it is illegal to have a vehicle on the road with such problems and insurance will not cover. bleeding the lines is fairly easy and can be done in usually less than an hour. call auto parts store to ask for details.Squishy brake pedal after changing front brakes, how can I fix this?You got to bleed the lines if you have a squishy pedal. Get someone to help you do it. Start with the RR brake then LR, RF,LF. That will get all the air out of the system. Make sure you have plenty of brake fluid in the reservoir.Squishy brake pedal after changing front brakes, how can I fix this?you have air in your brakelines, you need to have them bled by someone who is familiar with brake work, usually it is better to have two people to do this job.Squishy brake pedal after changing front brakes, how can I fix this?You need to bleed your brakes. No way around it. You may want to see if you have any buddies who have done it before and have them come and help you. It is complex.Squishy brake pedal after changing front brakes, how can I fix this?you have to bleed the brakes, anytime the pedal acts like you say it does it has air in the lines.Squishy brake pedal after changing front brakes, how can I fix this?just changing pads,you shouldnt have air in the lines.ive changed alot of brakes,and i never bled the brakes.when you have to bleed brakes is when you break a line,change a wheel cylinder,break a hose or change a master cylinder.probably the reason your brakes are squishy is the pads are new and they got to get harden up for the rotors.drive it a while.now you probably will smell them,but thats ok,cause they are getting harden up.
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