[Shotimes] brakes funny after new pads - kinda long
Kirk Doucette
Kirk.doucette@verizon.net
Sun, 29 Jun 2003 18:18:40 -0400
Rebleed them and check the back bias valve to see if its stuck in the open
position.
Kirk J Doucette
NESHOC President
Stormtrooper-97 White
-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Ron DeReus
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 3:33 PM
To: Shotimes
Subject: [Shotimes] brakes funny after new pads - kinda long
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
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