New Caliper = Spongy Brakes?
04-24-2006, 04:43 PM
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You're right. That is scary.
Just checked the caliper. The brake fluid is dripping from the base of the caliper itself. There doesn't seem to be a leak from any other location, unless it's dripping from the bleeder valve to the caliper.
Just checked the caliper. The brake fluid is dripping from the base of the caliper itself. There doesn't seem to be a leak from any other location, unless it's dripping from the bleeder valve to the caliper.
04-25-2006, 09:07 PM
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What I meant is trickling from the valve to the base of the caliper...
I just swapped calipers with a warranty replacement. The cylinder lining was leaking, not the bleeder valve.
I think NAPA sold me a poorly remanufactured piece. Bled both the front lines, repeated pressing on the brakes but the sponginess is still there. Less, but there.
Is there anything else I can do make increase the firmness in the brake pedal?
I just swapped calipers with a warranty replacement. The cylinder lining was leaking, not the bleeder valve.
I think NAPA sold me a poorly remanufactured piece. Bled both the front lines, repeated pressing on the brakes but the sponginess is still there. Less, but there.
Is there anything else I can do make increase the firmness in the brake pedal?
04-25-2006, 09:12 PM
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Bleed the living shit out of it.
LOL
After that, you can get rid of most of that feeling by buying some nice Stainless Steel brake lines.
LOL
After that, you can get rid of most of that feeling by buying some nice Stainless Steel brake lines.
04-25-2006, 09:25 PM
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there is almost zero possibility that you got a second malfuntioning caliper. until you bleed every corner in the proper sequence, and thoroughly(dont use a vaccum bleeder) you might as well not ask anymore questions, because that is all people will keep saying.
if you want, go grab a quart of new brake fluid. put your car up on jack stands in all 4 corners. take off all wheels. empty out all of the brake fluid in your system, by opening up the bleeder valves one at a time and pushing the brake pedal with the master cylinder cap off until you have nothing. then fill the MC completely and bleed each corner until there is no more air. be sure to keep the mc topped of so it doesnt empty and start sucking in air.
are you sure you are bleeding the brakes the correct way?
if you want, go grab a quart of new brake fluid. put your car up on jack stands in all 4 corners. take off all wheels. empty out all of the brake fluid in your system, by opening up the bleeder valves one at a time and pushing the brake pedal with the master cylinder cap off until you have nothing. then fill the MC completely and bleed each corner until there is no more air. be sure to keep the mc topped of so it doesnt empty and start sucking in air.
are you sure you are bleeding the brakes the correct way?
04-26-2006, 01:33 PM
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Like I said, I only bled the front brakes. And yes, they were bled correctly (no vaccuum).
Didn't touch the rears. Maybe that's the problem. The new caliper seems fine so far.
Didn't touch the rears. Maybe that's the problem. The new caliper seems fine so far.
