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Old 09-04-05, 04:41 PM
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my front brakes were spongy and have really no pressure and also my brake fluid was dirty .so my bro helped me bleed the front brakes and rear , and pads replaced . was a sucess , but then few days later the same problem apeared once again . what should i do , i really want a better braking system . my friend said he went to the junk and saw a white 90 gtu . should i do a 2nd gen front brake swap . has any body done this and if so any major modifications required?
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I bought new rubber hoses for the front brakes and the brakes were much harder after that. Have a look at the hoses on the front. If they look cracked when you bend them a bit then replace them.
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Originally Posted by a13btrx7@hotmail.com
my front brakes were spongy and have really no pressure and also my brake fluid was dirty .so my bro helped me bleed the front brakes and rear , and pads replaced.
hope replacing the brake fluid was part of all that. also should have replaced/rebuilt everything pretaining to the brake system, i.e. master cylinder, calipers, wheel cylinders. that dirty fluid distroys the rubber seals. it's a mixture of brake fluid and rust. the rust comes from moisture getting in and rusting out the inside of the cylinders causing pitting, reducing the ability for the rubber seals to do what they're supposed to. fluid leaks by these seals, reducing brake pressure.
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Bleed them again and see if you get any air. IF you do then they still need some work. some where air is getting into the system.
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Originally Posted by rxtasy3
hope replacing the brake fluid was part of all that. also should have replaced/rebuilt everything pretaining to the brake system, i.e. master cylinder, calipers, wheel cylinders. that dirty fluid distroys the rubber seals. it's a mixture of brake fluid and rust. the rust comes from moisture getting in and rusting out the inside of the cylinders causing pitting, reducing the ability for the rubber seals to do what they're supposed to. fluid leaks by these seals, reducing brake pressure.
werd, sounds like you may be getting air from the MC. #1 thing in good brake maintince that almost no one does is replace the fluid every two years.
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