So just finished installing my Stoptech bbk with my brother yesterday and after bleeding the brakes, i started my car, stepped on the brakes and the pedal is reaaaalllly spongy.

we bled the brakes 3 times and there's still air in the system. A buddy of mine is a manager at...firestone and they tried fixing it but it didnt work! they told me i should probably take it to the dealership... ive scheduled an appt on monday but its gonna cost me 100 to bleed the whole system.

Do you guys have any advice? i dont mind spending the $100 but was just wondering if i should try anything else. thanks

 

You need to get a set of speedbleeders.
http://www.buybrakes.com/store/ED639560

Start with the rear-right wheel that is farthest from the reservoir, then the driver side rear, then the passenger front, then driver side front. Expect to go through a jug of fluid but at least you will have flushed the system with some good Valvoline Synpower or Motul DOT 4.

 

That is the wrong process.


Service manual specifies:

Right Fear --> Left Front --> Left Rear --> Right front

 

Did you follow the stoptech instructions to the T? Did you have the calipers tilted upwards while bleeding? Did you make sure the fluid reservoir never went empty and ingested air? Did you tap the calipers with a rubber mallet to get any clinging bubbles out? Did you do the outboard bleeder screws first, then the inner bleeder screws?

 

Do you have the bleeder nipples pointing up? Make sure you have the left caliper on the left and the right on the right.

 

thanks a lot guys... no more problems

my pops told me that firestone said i needed to take it to the dealership but he was just FU(KING with my head the whole time! when i got to work (parents restaurant) the keys were waiting for me.

sorry for wasting your time on this thread guys. lol
thanks again for the help though
SLo

 

Worked for me the first time. Maybe it isn't as critical as some other ABS. A K1200 bike with linked brakes is the worst I've seen. Even if you do it exactly to the manual, hard to get it the first time. Too many passages and places for bubbles to sit.

 

i do what ballisticus does....read it from the white papers on stoptech.com. worked well for me and bled out all OEM fluid for the brembs and replaced it with ATE Super blue =)