Airmapper
First Fill-Up (of many)
- Location
- Bowling Green, KY
Part venting part plea for ideas or backup on my suspicions. It was all supposed to be a simple swap of new brake pads and flush the fluid getting ready for a trip. Now my X seems fubar'ed.
When I got done, with the engine running, pedal is soft and goes to the floor. It will build pressure with the engine off.
Only thing I did different this time than any was I was bleeding in the usual pattern but doing my pads as I went. So take off a wheel, swap pads, compress the cylinder, slurp up the fluid in the reservoir (because of course I puked old fluid back in) and minding not to get every last drop. New fluid in, then bled the line I just did using a compressor run vacuum bleeder, not exactly high pressure but would suck old fluid through.
ABS unplugged, I'm pretty sure I never let the reservoir go completely dry, because I was very aware and cautious of doing just that.
The biggest hitch I ran into was the rear drivers caliper bleeder snapped off. One of the guide pins was also seized so I patched it up with an old pad to hold me over, and figured I would get back to it later. Now I suspect I have air in the lines it's the only line I can't bleed, so either that is where my problem is or I'm just royally screwed some other way.
I did notice some tighter drag than normal on the front drivers side once the new pads were on. With effort you could still make the wheel move by hand, so it wasn't locked, and I assumed everything just needed to seat in. The passenger front spun freely after the new shoes. Thinking back it might be another seized guide pin I didn't notice, maybe.
Normally a hang up like this wouldn't be a big deal, assuming I have time to handle it. But, I'm going on a 5 day trip this weekend that if I don't have this fixed by the end of tomorrow I may not be able to swing, and I've been looking forward to it for months.
I have a new rear caliper with bracket on the way, should get here sometime tomorrow. I took tomorrow off work to try to deal with it, but until then I can't do much other than be pissed and it's all on the wire for tomorrow, my part probably won't arrive early, and who knows what else I'll fubar swapping it out. I have to leave the next morning....that is if I can even go. Looking into taking another vehicle, I got my beater 4runner, but it's not set up for camping at all.
When I got done, with the engine running, pedal is soft and goes to the floor. It will build pressure with the engine off.
Only thing I did different this time than any was I was bleeding in the usual pattern but doing my pads as I went. So take off a wheel, swap pads, compress the cylinder, slurp up the fluid in the reservoir (because of course I puked old fluid back in) and minding not to get every last drop. New fluid in, then bled the line I just did using a compressor run vacuum bleeder, not exactly high pressure but would suck old fluid through.
ABS unplugged, I'm pretty sure I never let the reservoir go completely dry, because I was very aware and cautious of doing just that.
The biggest hitch I ran into was the rear drivers caliper bleeder snapped off. One of the guide pins was also seized so I patched it up with an old pad to hold me over, and figured I would get back to it later. Now I suspect I have air in the lines it's the only line I can't bleed, so either that is where my problem is or I'm just royally screwed some other way.
I did notice some tighter drag than normal on the front drivers side once the new pads were on. With effort you could still make the wheel move by hand, so it wasn't locked, and I assumed everything just needed to seat in. The passenger front spun freely after the new shoes. Thinking back it might be another seized guide pin I didn't notice, maybe.
Normally a hang up like this wouldn't be a big deal, assuming I have time to handle it. But, I'm going on a 5 day trip this weekend that if I don't have this fixed by the end of tomorrow I may not be able to swing, and I've been looking forward to it for months.
I have a new rear caliper with bracket on the way, should get here sometime tomorrow. I took tomorrow off work to try to deal with it, but until then I can't do much other than be pissed and it's all on the wire for tomorrow, my part probably won't arrive early, and who knows what else I'll fubar swapping it out. I have to leave the next morning....that is if I can even go. Looking into taking another vehicle, I got my beater 4runner, but it's not set up for camping at all.