Please bleed your brakes!
06-06-04, 06:21 PM
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Please bleed your brakes!
My god. I just got finished bleeding my brakes on my new FD, and holy Jesus. The fluid looked like used motor oil. The previous 2 owners obviously never did it in 11 years!
We did it 3 times, mainly because my dad wasn't paying attention the 2nd time and the resevoir went empty and we sucked a hell of a lot of air into the system, so 3rd time was a charm. Pedal feels 11tybillion times better now. We're gonna do it again next friday with some hi temp fluid so I'll be ready for the track, and also to get any remaining gunk out of the lines.
We did it 3 times, mainly because my dad wasn't paying attention the 2nd time and the resevoir went empty and we sucked a hell of a lot of air into the system, so 3rd time was a charm. Pedal feels 11tybillion times better now. We're gonna do it again next friday with some hi temp fluid so I'll be ready for the track, and also to get any remaining gunk out of the lines.
06-06-04, 06:33 PM
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Re: Please bleed your brakes!
Originally posted by Section8
My god. I just got finished bleeding my brakes on my new FD, and holy Jesus. The fluid looked like used motor oil. The previous 2 owners obviously never did it in 11 years!
My god. I just got finished bleeding my brakes on my new FD, and holy Jesus. The fluid looked like used motor oil. The previous 2 owners obviously never did it in 11 years!
On the other hand, if the fluid was burnt orange in color or was lumpy in texture, then you did have some really old gunk in there. On a street car, it's a good idea to bleed the brakes every two years. For a track car, you obviously want to change it more frequently.
When you guys do the fluid again next Friday, you may want to try some of the techniques in my brake bleeding web page. For example, rapping the caliper a few times with a dead-blow hammer may dislodge a couple more bubbles. Good luck!
See: http://www.zeckhausen.com/bleeding_brakes.htm
06-06-04, 07:28 PM
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Agreed,
I posted on here about a double pedal being required to get good braking power as an FD thing.
I had this problem and rebled the system with 3 people to find the double pump problem to go away totally.
Don't believe everything you read, take your time and re-bleed your brakes, it does fix the problem.
I posted on here about a double pedal being required to get good braking power as an FD thing.
I had this problem and rebled the system with 3 people to find the double pump problem to go away totally.
Don't believe everything you read, take your time and re-bleed your brakes, it does fix the problem.
06-06-04, 08:35 PM
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Re: Re: Please bleed your brakes!
Originally posted by DZeckhausen
It's also possible that the previous owner used ATE Super Blue Racing brake fluid. More than once, the ATE Super Blue has been mistaken for abused fluid.
On the other hand, if the fluid was burnt orange in color or was lumpy in texture, then you did have some really old gunk in there. On a street car, it's a good idea to bleed the brakes every two years. For a track car, you obviously want to change it more frequently.
When you guys do the fluid again next Friday, you may want to try some of the techniques in my brake bleeding web page. For example, rapping the caliper a few times with a dead-blow hammer may dislodge a couple more bubbles. Good luck!
See: http://www.zeckhausen.com/bleeding_brakes.htm
It's also possible that the previous owner used ATE Super Blue Racing brake fluid. More than once, the ATE Super Blue has been mistaken for abused fluid.
On the other hand, if the fluid was burnt orange in color or was lumpy in texture, then you did have some really old gunk in there. On a street car, it's a good idea to bleed the brakes every two years. For a track car, you obviously want to change it more frequently.
When you guys do the fluid again next Friday, you may want to try some of the techniques in my brake bleeding web page. For example, rapping the caliper a few times with a dead-blow hammer may dislodge a couple more bubbles. Good luck!
See: http://www.zeckhausen.com/bleeding_brakes.htm
I'm definately going to use this website next friday when we do it again, and I'm putting good fluid in too, in prep for my first track event, hopefully next month.
06-07-04, 06:25 AM
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Originally posted by artowar
Wow, Dave Zeckhausen! I remember asking you questions back in early '96 when I bought my FD. Thanks very much for the help-- you definitely helped me to find a good one
Wow, Dave Zeckhausen! I remember asking you questions back in early '96 when I bought my FD. Thanks very much for the help-- you definitely helped me to find a good one
I did a BBK installation on a yellow '93 R1 yesterday and it brought back many memories. See: http://www.zeckhausen.com/Mazda/RX-7...stallation.htm
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