extened brake lines to bleeding
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extened brake lines to bleeding
So i put my new extended brake lines on bleed them 3 different times and still have a soft brake peddle and goes all way to the floor checked all my lines made sure they were all tight and cant figure out why my brakes aren't pressurising
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If you change them all around you really need to bleed em. Full up the reservoir. Pump about 20-30 times to start with some pressure. Start with passenger rear, driver rear, passenger front, driver front, go for test drive and bleed again. Make sure reservoir stay filled. You def have air
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Yep, just as the others said, keep bleeding. Try attaching a clear hose to the bleeder valve to see if bubbles are coming out.
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it's also possible that you may have a seized pad or slide in the front calipers or your rear drums are out of adjustment Both of these problems will give off symptoms of air in the system. try bleeding the brakes with the car running to get some extra assist. also if you are still having problems try bleeding at the master cylinder at the lines. and where the metal brake line meets the new extended line. it's the same way you would bleed at the bleeder but instead you are cracking the line loose until fluid comes out then when the pedal is down tighten it up. another trick i've used is to leave the bleeder open with my finger over it and having a friend pump the brakes down slowly let the pressure push the fluid past my finger and then letting the pedal go up with my finger on the bleeder.
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if you have a solid pedal after pumping it about 2- 3 times or so with the engine off it's probably not air in the system and you should be looking for something mechanical. also if the vehicle is equipped with abs try coming to hard stop on a loose road to get the abs to activate occasionally air will get trapped in the pump.
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Stop please. OP did you have decent brakes before the swap. Have jeep running when bleeding brakes an have someone with you. Pump 3 times, hold, open. Repeat as needed and go to next wheel. All this collapses lines and if jeep is off, no. With jeep on bleed the damn lines and then go to the next idea. Alot of air gets in the system when you remove lines. Nuff said
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If you change them all around you really need to bleed em. Full up the reservoir. Pump about 20-30 times to start with some pressure. Start with passenger rear, driver rear, passenger front, driver front, go for test drive and bleed again. Make sure reservoir stay filled. You def have air
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When the fluid is comin out clear and you sure there isn't any more air, then you can move onto the possibility of a kinked line or something else. Always take it one item at a time.
I just did a disc conversion for my rear brakes yesterday. Bleed brakes but peddle still went to floor. Had to bleed em a good 3-4 times each side for all the bubbles to pass through system and today the brakes are perfect
I just did a disc conversion for my rear brakes yesterday. Bleed brakes but peddle still went to floor. Had to bleed em a good 3-4 times each side for all the bubbles to pass through system and today the brakes are perfect
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Well I am getting alot of bubbles but they have gone down and the right rear tire haves bubbles left rear solid brake fluid right front is solid and left front has has some air in it