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Author Topic: No front brakes  (Read 1155 times)
deadvelvet
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« on: April 06, 2012, 07:32:24 PM »

I don't know what happened I was a little low on fluid on the right so I put some in bleed the lines and nothing on either side what to do any ideas
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Bugslayer
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« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2012, 07:44:08 PM »

Normally, if you're just adding brake fluid, (unless it's empty), you don't have to bleed them. If you had brakes before, then no brakes after your bled them... I'd say you have air in your lines. Bleed them again.
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PhredValk
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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2012, 08:31:58 PM »

Bleed one side at a time. Read the bottle to ensure it's brake fluid (power steering fluid don't work, nor does ATF, and they all come in similar containers).
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2012, 04:58:57 AM »

Yep, it sure sounds like the system is now full of air.. Properly bleed the system and you'll probably be fine.. Squeeze and hold lever, open bleeder, close bleeder, release lever.. Repeat until air is gone.. Start with bleeder farthest away..
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2012, 08:17:38 AM »

Always bleed the one farthest away from the master cylinder first; i.e., the left side, then go to the right side.
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Paxton
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« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2012, 07:52:49 PM »

As you do the bleeding, be sure to keep the fluid at a high level. Otherwise the air will be sucked in again!   Lips Sealed
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« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2012, 08:42:17 PM »

   I just put new seals in my front calipers last week and bleeding the system is much easier with a mighty-vac or similar vaccum devise especially if doing the job alone.
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« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2012, 08:39:37 AM »

It's not normal to have to add brake fluid due to a low level in the master cylinder.  Typically when you replace the pads you would ensure the fluid was at maximum level.  As the pads wear, the level drops, but if there are no leaks, it will not drop below the minimum level.  I would never add fluid if there wasn't a leak, and if there was, I would take care of the leak and add fluid according to the wear of the pads.
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« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2012, 08:54:23 AM »

It's not normal to have to add brake fluid due to a low level in the master cylinder.  Typically when you replace the pads you would ensure the fluid was at maximum level.  As the pads wear, the level drops, but if there are no leaks, it will not drop below the minimum level.  I would never add fluid if there wasn't a leak, and if there was, I would take care of the leak and add fluid according to the wear of the pads.

And if you do, the next time you go to replace your pads and you push the pistons in to make room for them, you're going to overflow your reservoirs when the excess fluid backs up into them.
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