Urgent brake help
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Make sure all 8 bleeders are facing up.
Bleed them again and again and again...I went around my car like 8-10 times lol.
But I had enough wrenches to leave one on every bleeder, set up with hose and catch bottle.
Some say to smack em with a mallet to free up any hidden air bubbles stuck in them.
I went onto my country road and stomped on them a few times then bled them again thoroughly.
It's OK to throw away a bunch of fluid to make sure your car will stop.
Also back before my akebonos I tried the Motive power bleeder on my regular brakes. Could not get that thing to work no matter what. FWIW
Bleed them again and again and again...I went around my car like 8-10 times lol.
But I had enough wrenches to leave one on every bleeder, set up with hose and catch bottle.
Some say to smack em with a mallet to free up any hidden air bubbles stuck in them.
I went onto my country road and stomped on them a few times then bled them again thoroughly.
It's OK to throw away a bunch of fluid to make sure your car will stop.
Also back before my akebonos I tried the Motive power bleeder on my regular brakes. Could not get that thing to work no matter what. FWIW
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Your mechanic probably rushed the job and mickey moused it. Like the previous member said, you'll need to keep bleeding until no air is left along the brake lines, usually two person job. Go back to him and have him re-do the bleeding, ask him too if he did proper bedding of the pads. Your life depends on it, make sure it is done right.
Plus you need to be in the Irvine meet tomorrow so chop chop!
Plus you need to be in the Irvine meet tomorrow so chop chop!
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naw he doesnt do hacks jobs
i told him put that oem hoses back they look bigger
and hes going to bleed criss croos and innner caliper and outter caliper with the battery disconnected
thats what i read so far
and im trying to have it done asap so ill go to the irvine meet lol
its an hour drive tho at that time ill need to take someone so ill carpool
i told him put that oem hoses back they look bigger
and hes going to bleed criss croos and innner caliper and outter caliper with the battery disconnected
thats what i read so far
and im trying to have it done asap so ill go to the irvine meet lol
its an hour drive tho at that time ill need to take someone so ill carpool
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Brake master cylinder might be on the way out, probably should have been replaced if you were doing a full caliper replacement. I'd bleed it again (full bleed job) in a week and see if it fixes the problem, if not replace the brake cylinder, sometimes bubbles are a pita to get out of some calipers.
You made sure the brake fluid didn't get jostled around too much right? Like rolling around in the back of your car while going to deliver the vehicle to mechanic? It's SUPER important to let it settle for a full day before use if there's any chance the fluid was shaken up much.
You made sure the brake fluid didn't get jostled around too much right? Like rolling around in the back of your car while going to deliver the vehicle to mechanic? It's SUPER important to let it settle for a full day before use if there's any chance the fluid was shaken up much.
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Do our cars have an OBDII ABS bleed procedure? My FJ Cruiser (same as Tacoma/4Runner Brakes) had a heck of a time getting the last little bit of air our of the car. Took it to a shop with a Toyota scanner and they were able to run the ABS pump while bleeding the lines out and it helped a lot. Best $55 brake bleed I have ever paid for. Before that I ran 2.5 liters of DOT4 through the system bleeding it myself with gravity, mityvac, and pedal pump techniques and I couldn't get it all out myself. After the OBDII procedure my pedal was very firm, right at the top, and always consistent.
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