G35 Coupe V35 2003 - 07 Discussion about the 1st Generation V35 G35 Coupe

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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by thescreensavers
Or if there is too much air in lets say the front right brake and he needs to stop asap, only the left brake will work 100% and the right one is gimped and the car can get squirly and pull real hard.
This would make a great vid, a dude driving a squirly ride saying to himself, "Should I get this fixed?"
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 06:28 PM
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Question is how did you get air in the lines. Run it low on fluid...took it in thru the brake cylinder? Removed a brake line. That's the only way I know to do it.
Well I'm not a 100% sure if I got air in the lines, but I guessing it did.
I did a brake fluid flush but on the front driver side I forgot to screw the bolt back on all the way after the flush was completed.

Next time I drove my car, I felt the brake sounding funny so I popped the hood and my brake fluid was really low so I replaced it and it got low again after driving it.

Then I saw fluid on the front driver side rim and that's how I found the loose bolt.

I was just asking because I was curious what would happen if there was air in the brake lines.

I am not 100% sure if my lines have air in them because I have had no problems yet, but I'm gonna order some more Super ATE brake fluid to bleed the lines just in case.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 08:30 PM
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As everyone else has posted...you need to rebleed your brakes. Not tightening that fitting did indeed let air back into the lines. You need to rebleed immediately. It just makes no sense not to...it's easier to bleed the brakes than change the oil if you drop the under engine cover on these cars.
 

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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 09:23 PM
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Yeah I'm going to have it bled as soon as the brake fluid comes in the mail. Just ordered it today.
 
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