Pedal not mashing right after new pads go in

[domindart]

We did rotors and pads and wheel bearings , was a lot easier than I thought. We had good tools, impact gun, breaker bars, etc.. got it all buttoned up but having a bit of trouble getting the pedal to feel right.... We're going to bleed again tomorrow, maybe the rears too,... With better tools for bleeding.

Car brakes real good now though. Used Bendix fleet, used the same wheel bearings, just repacked them..

We thought maybe the pads needed shims... But not sure about that..

Any tips is appreciated!

 

[Prime]

There shouldn't have been a reason to bleed anything unless you were doing a fluid flush or replacing lines. What feels off about the pedal?

 

[domindart]

Spongey and goes to the floor... I believe we need to bleed them in a certain order..

 

[Prime]

Nissan's have a problem with bleeding brakes. You need to start at the closest wheel to the MC and work your way out. Then you'll probably still have to take it to the dealer and have them use the Consult to bleed it.

Once air makes it to the ABS pump, it's almost impossible to get it out.

 

[TheCrabby1]

When I replaced all rotor's/caliper's and pad's we did this order [ like PRIME said ] driver front-pass front-dr rear-pass rear . I would pump the brake pedal 8-10 time's or until the pressure didn't let you move the pedal then Jeff would bleed until no bubble's in the clear hose appeared then do it once again [ we used a foot of clear hose and ran that to a recovery jug/bottle] . Repeated this on every wheel .

 

[domindart]

I got this from club Xterra post, said to do it in this order. So I'm not sure what we'll do ..

 

[domindart]

Well,.. we did it multiple times, Did it multiple ways,.. used a hand pump lastly and thats all she wrote. I've got brakes though they still seem mushy, bit I'm not sure if they were a lot different before.. I'll just have to keep an eye on them until I have the money to drop it off somewhere for a check I guess ..

 

[Prime]

Spending money sucks. $150 and the dealer will get it right.

 

[domindart]

Ya...maybe... I just drove it to the store , felt fine.. we'll see...,.

 

[domindart]

Thank you so much for the help , prime and others..