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brake question

posted by  Chrix on  Thu Apr 17 07:06 CST 2003
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I just installed a new set of front pads and flushed out the old brake fluid. I connected 1/4 ID clear tubing to the bleeder valve and had the tubing submerged into container of brake fluid. During the flushing process, there was a good amount of pressure on the brake pedal. The old fluid and possibly air was bled out of the system working from farest wheel to closest wheel from the master cylinder. I bled the each bleeder valve until fresh clean air free brake fluid came out. When I took the car for a test drive and all of the pressure that was felt on the brake pedal has turned into a spongy feel. Where did I screw up?








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    brake question

    posted by  Chris Mullet on  Fri Apr 18 00:58 CST 2003
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    During the flushing process, did you ever let the resevoir get real low? (You may have introduced an air bubble into the system.) Personally, I prefer the two-man method of openning and closing the bleeder valves. If the tubing you are using for draining doesn't fit the bleeder valve real tight, you may be sucking air back into the caliper(s).

    I don't know if it applies to your model Volvo, but I believe some of them are bled in the order of: left rear, right rear, right front, left front.







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