Breaking nightmare
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From: Chandler Az
Breaking nightmare
Ever sice i bought my corvette the breaks have never been that good.
My truck can stop faster, so i started looking at things and figured it was my break booster. (didnt hold any vacume) Well i replaced that.
and after bleeding the breaks...starting at the abs in the back then rr..lr..and so on..i finished up and drove around the block. Breaking did improve but it doesnt seem like its right...i still can stop faster in my truck as it seems...
whats another thing i should look at??
whats the right way to bleed the breaks??
should i just take it to the dealer?
thanks
My truck can stop faster, so i started looking at things and figured it was my break booster. (didnt hold any vacume) Well i replaced that.
and after bleeding the breaks...starting at the abs in the back then rr..lr..and so on..i finished up and drove around the block. Breaking did improve but it doesnt seem like its right...i still can stop faster in my truck as it seems...
whats another thing i should look at??
whats the right way to bleed the breaks??
should i just take it to the dealer?
thanks
Le Mans Master
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I always hate bleeding brakes, but you start in the back with passenger side, then back drivers side, front passenger side then drivers side..need two people, just gotta make sure you get all the air out.
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St. Jude Donor '15
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Rotors, pads not glazed? Lines not bulging, holding pressure? All calipers working, stops in straight line, too? Fluid's new (you must've put in new fluid)? What pads, if you can tell/recall--could they be racing pads--which need lots of heat? Does it work better after several stops? Tire pressures ok? How's the master?
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Originally Posted by rick lambert
I always hate bleeding brakes, but you start in the back with passenger side, then back drivers side, front passenger side then drivers side..need two people, just gotta make sure you get all the air out.
Though i'd read that it was the RR, RF, LR, LF...
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St. Jude Donor '15
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Originally Posted by vinnies87
Though i'd read that it was the RR, RF, LR, LF...
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From: green valley az
brakes
Originally Posted by rick lambert
I always hate bleeding brakes, but you start in the back with passenger side, then back drivers side, front passenger side then drivers side..need two people, just gotta make sure you get all the air out.
Really have to lean on the pedal to make it stop;and sometimes it will creep in traffic if I'm not careful. Don't know what else to do.
I sometimes wonder if the metal booster is working,[had plastic before and the old brakes were better than these,and I wonder if the crossfire intake makes enough boost]
I think I have to find somewhere to check these out.Any ideas?
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From: Chandler Az
there is a guy that works at the chevy dealer that lives behind me..i think ill ask him to take it in and see what they come up with...or some break shop...
my abs and asr lights come on the second or third time i break...
my abs and asr lights come on the second or third time i break...
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St. Jude Donor '15
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Originally Posted by volume351
there is a guy that works at the chevy dealer that lives behind me..i think ill ask him to take it in and see what they come up with...or some break shop...
my abs and asr lights come on the second or third time i break...
my abs and asr lights come on the second or third time i break...
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
Originally Posted by LT4CompYell
Depends. For '96 you are right (RR, LR, etc.). Maybe diff for diff years????
FSM = Helm (Factory GM Service Manual)
If your booster pushrod is not adjusted out correctly, you won't get as much booster assist.
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Originally Posted by volume351
there is a guy that works at the chevy dealer that lives behind me..i think ill ask him to take it in and see what they come up with...or some break shop...
my abs and asr lights come on the second or third time i break...
my abs and asr lights come on the second or third time i break...
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whats another thing i should look at??
master cylinder bleeding by
whats the right way to bleed the breaks??
rr,lr,rf,lf All air must be removed
should i just take it to the dealer?
Not yet...Does the pedal feel spongy? Does it give when you hold it depressed? Do you have a firm pedal?
Someone else mentioned glazing on your pads, that's a good call as well.
Good Luck, Larry
master cylinder bleeding by
whats the right way to bleed the breaks??
rr,lr,rf,lf All air must be removed
should i just take it to the dealer?
Not yet...Does the pedal feel spongy? Does it give when you hold it depressed? Do you have a firm pedal?
Someone else mentioned glazing on your pads, that's a good call as well.
Good Luck, Larry
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
I replaced a bad booster once, and the replacement was also bad. I returned that, got another, which was also bad.
Don't assume the new or reman parts are good.
Don't assume the new or reman parts are good.
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From: Chandler Az
Originally Posted by CentralCoaster
I replaced a bad booster once, and the replacement was also bad. I returned that, got another, which was also bad.
Don't assume the new or reman parts are good.
Don't assume the new or reman parts are good.
yea my first one was bad...then my second one was bad...now this ones good...im going to bleed the breaks again..
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We're all here to teach and to learn. In that spirit -
break - what happens when you drop something.
brake - what happens when you push the pedal next to the long skinny one.
Please do not take offense, but accept in the manner given.
break - what happens when you drop something.
brake - what happens when you push the pedal next to the long skinny one.
Please do not take offense, but accept in the manner given.
