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I dunno, maybe Im just an idiot, but on the new car I have finally finished swapping the rotors/calipers/pads. I've been bleeding this thing for 6+ hours and the pedal is still spongy. Red brake light stays on when the car is running.
Heres background info.
All 4 calipers were replaced, all 4 sets of brake pads, and all 4 rotors. The rear brake lines have been replaced from the abs block back to the "T", and from the "T" to each caliper.
Ive gone through 2 litres of brake fluid now, and as far as I can see there is no leaks.
As per haines manual, I have started with the rear most abs bleeder, then the front abs bleeder, then proceeded to the rear passenger side, rear drivers side, front passenger side, front divers side and repeat about 50 times.
I have someone in the car who I have pump the pedal 5 times and hold it on the 6th time until I say "release" (which is after I have closed the bleeder so that I do not suck air backwards.
I've never in my life had this much trouble bleeding brakes...what's going on?
Also, I took the car around the block and did a couple of hard stops...came back and my entire front end was smoking up...smelled like burning brakes. Is that just the new brakes brakeing in? Never smelled that before either (and I've broken in my brakes on my other car here)
I'm kinda stumped here guys...
Heres background info.
All 4 calipers were replaced, all 4 sets of brake pads, and all 4 rotors. The rear brake lines have been replaced from the abs block back to the "T", and from the "T" to each caliper.
Ive gone through 2 litres of brake fluid now, and as far as I can see there is no leaks.
As per haines manual, I have started with the rear most abs bleeder, then the front abs bleeder, then proceeded to the rear passenger side, rear drivers side, front passenger side, front divers side and repeat about 50 times.
I have someone in the car who I have pump the pedal 5 times and hold it on the 6th time until I say "release" (which is after I have closed the bleeder so that I do not suck air backwards.
I've never in my life had this much trouble bleeding brakes...what's going on?
Also, I took the car around the block and did a couple of hard stops...came back and my entire front end was smoking up...smelled like burning brakes. Is that just the new brakes brakeing in? Never smelled that before either (and I've broken in my brakes on my other car here)
I'm kinda stumped here guys...
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