Well today I threw on my slotted/drilled rotors and porterfield pads and painted the calipers. Everything went pretty smooth for a small afternoon project. I took the car out for a test drive and it seems the pedal feels a little too mushy and I can push it all the way to the floor from 60-0. It slows down pretty quickly but I dont know if I like the pedal feel, I thought theyd be more grabby, I am wondering if I should try bleeding all the calipers a few times and see if that helps or if I should just replace the stock lines with the braided Stoptechs, what experiences have you guys had?? Did you bleed all the calipers after putting all new rotors/pads on?
Stainless brake lines?
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Quik LS
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I did do a couple other things to my brakes:
- swap to SS lines -> http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/tech/Lincoln-LS/BrakeLines/index.htm
- swaped to DOT4 fluid
- added rotor cooling with brake vents -> http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/tech/Lincoln-LS/brake_rotor_vents/index.htm
- swap to SS lines -> http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/tech/Lincoln-LS/BrakeLines/index.htm
- swaped to DOT4 fluid
- added rotor cooling with brake vents -> http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/tech/Lincoln-LS/brake_rotor_vents/index.htm
I have Valvoline Synpower DOT3&4 fluid that I am going to flush through when I bleed all the brakes..Do you think that bleeding all the calipers will help? My buddy told me all I havta do is start on the caliper furthest from the engine(right rear),have someone pump the brakes three times press the peddle hard and hold,then I am to open the bleeder, have the peddle press all the way to the floor,tighten the bleeder and let the peddle return. He said to repeat about 5 times on each caliper or until air bubbles are gone and new fluid is coming through..Is this all I need to do?
did you disconnect the brake lines or allow the pistons in the calipers to move out??? if you didn't...the system shouldn't need bleeding...if it does, you described it right. be careful with the brake fluid bleeding out-that it does contact the new painted calipers...brake fluid is expensive paint remover. Good luck.
No, I did open the rear bleeders while compressing the calipers to let some pressure out...The fronts werent opened, just compressed alot...I thought with all new pads and rotors the brakes would grab alot more I think it just feels a little mushy and dont grip as fast as I thought they would. Should I bleed them doing the pump thing or should I just open it 3/4 turn then press the pedal all the way to the floor, then tighten the screw??
whatsupadrian
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Im not an expert on this but i dont think your supposed to open the bleeders unless your bleeding the brakes. The idea is to force the fluid back into the master cylinder or wherever the brake fluid is supposed to go..lsondubz said:
agree, never open the bleeder unless bleeding...follow your buddies procedure you detail in your 2nd post...furtherest from the Brake Reservoir (RR) and no need to start the engine. make sure you use a tube to the bleeder to catch the disposal fluid to ensure you don't wreck your new paint. This is a 2 man job unless you have a pump.
good luck
good luck