glad you got it fixed man

 

maybe that's why my brakes feel spongy. When I changed my brake pads on the front tires I was ignorant and disconnected the brake line on the passenger side(I thought for some reason that I needed to take the caliper off) and let the fluid run out. Well a buddy of mine come over and told me I'd have to bleed the brakes to get bubbles out. We only did the front two and just a few bubbles come out each side. Mainly the passanger side. It still screeches when I come to a stop and I have to hold the brake down pretty hard to keep it from creeping. Do I need to bleed them over again in the order that was posted?

Sorry if I'm post-whoring, it's related to the subject and hate to start another thread. Just a quick question!

 

You need to find out what is causing the screeching noise. It might lead to the other problem of your brakes not holding.

 

Thats alright!!!! Getch-a-some!!!! You *****!!!! Make sure you have the caliper on the correct side of the truck. To check this, the brake bleeder screw is on the top of the caliper.....not the bottom like I did!!! You will only bleed the bottom piston of the two piston caliper. Does this make sense???? Just trying to help so you or anybody else doesn't go through the headache I went through. Yes, bleed them again. I went through two @ a half 32oz bottles of brake fluid.

James

 

No problem with that! The brake system should be completely flushed every 3 years at least. Brake fluid is hygroscopic and that means it absorbs moisture from the air. When moisture gets hot from hard breaking it boils and creates tiny air bubbles in the brake line and caliper. Air is compressible and that reduces pressure on the piston and thus to the pads and breaking performance will degrade. This is always worse in a panic situation when you need all the breaking performance you can get. Stopping distance will increase and vehicle control will decrease due to differing break performance at each corner. This is an excellent maintenance item that should be done by all but is often ignored.

 

SWEEEEEEEETTTTT!!


James