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Soggy brakes even after bleeding
- bigoffroader
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Has anyone got any advice on bleeding brakes on a jimny?
I've never had any problems before bleeding brakes on any car i have had, even when I first fitted the rear brake conversion on the jimny. I have just replaced the rear passenger side caliper and now I can't get the brake pedal to harden up.
It feels fine without the engine running, but once the engine is started the pedal drops and its a soft pedal
I have bled the brakes over and over but can't get them any better.
Any advice, before I revert to a drastic last resort and take it to the garage?
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Have you bled in the right order, I.e. starting furthest away from the master cylinder and working your way in?
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GuardianAngel wrote: I put the rear wheels up on ramps then the fronts when bleeding. Air rises so this I figure this helps with helping the air along.
Have you bled in the right order, I.e. starting furthest away from the master cylinder and working your way in?
To save me putting it on ramps I used my drive which is very steep as I thought the same I did the rear the turned the truck round and did the front.
Yes bleeding them in the correct order, as I say I build and fitted the rear disc conversion a couple if years ago and fitted it with no problems
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No seized calipers as I've had them all off to check and they all work as they shouldBusta wrote: Possibly a seized caliper?
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Unfortunately I have braided hoses all round, otherwise that would have been my next stepmarkyp2000 wrote: Clamp off all the hoses and remove one clamp at a time when bleading unless thay are braided ones
I am starting to wander if air has got into the master cylinder, and I need to bleed that?
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Not normally the case, it should be a simple case of 10 mins job done,as it has been in the past, just cant see what ive missed,as I say I built the conversion kit and fitted it with no problem.GuardianAngel wrote: Or if you don't know what you are doing take it to the garage and pass the liability to them in case something does go wrong.
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bigoffroader wrote:
Not normally the case, it should be a simple case of 10 mins job done,as it has been in the past, just cant see what ive missed,as I say I built the conversion kit and fitted it with no problem.GuardianAngel wrote: Or if you don't know what you are doing take it to the garage and pass the liability to them in case something does go wrong.
Sorry did not want to imply you didn't, but we do have posters here who clearly don't know and it's just better to be safe than sorry with brakes.
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