[Shotimes] brakes funny after new pads - kinda long

Ron DeReus dereus@fbx.com
Sun, 29 Jun 2003 14:32:43 -0500


Ok, I got new PFCM pads installed on all 4 corners this week - 6014's front
and 6104's rear; found a couple frozen sliders I fixed, too.  Surfaced all
the rotors; none needed replaced, I'm guessing they're factory still.  Never
cracked a bleeder - when compressing the caliper pistons, just let it go
back to the master cylinder.

Took it out for a drive, and it acts like I have no power assist now- spongy
until it the brakes start to work, but then I can stand on them for all I'm
worth and not get them to lock up OR get the ABS to kick in.  I thought
maybe they needed bedded in, so I did about four 60-0 stops until I started
to smell them, drove several miles back home to allow them to cool, and
parked it for the night.  But 3 days of normal driving later, they still
don't seem right.  I had some other guys at work drive it, and one of them
did get the brakes to lockup, and he thinks the ABS computer needs reset,
like a Bronco or something he used to have.  How do I do this?  I did try to
dump the normal computer while doing the brakes (battery out, pressed on the
brake pedal for a minute or so to dump the memory.)

I have ATE brake fluid on the way from Raceshopper, so we will be flushing
and bleeding the system this week if this is all I need.

TIA

Ron DeReus
95MTX