My brakes suck solved!
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Safety Car
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From: Portland OR
My brakes suck solved!
If you remember this post.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...post1581253336
I had replaced the master cylinder, no help. Pads were new, rotors turned, new SS lines. The car didn't have enough braking power to activate the ABS.
I finally decided after pressure bleeding several times, to let the dealer pressure bleed and activate the ABS pump etc that I can't do, and that was the problem.
Must have been air in the ABS lines or something, bucause now it is as it should be.
I rarely let others work on my car, but I have an excellent dealer and for these things, they treat me well.
Ron
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...post1581253336
I had replaced the master cylinder, no help. Pads were new, rotors turned, new SS lines. The car didn't have enough braking power to activate the ABS.
I finally decided after pressure bleeding several times, to let the dealer pressure bleed and activate the ABS pump etc that I can't do, and that was the problem.
Must have been air in the ABS lines or something, bucause now it is as it should be.
I rarely let others work on my car, but I have an excellent dealer and for these things, they treat me well.
Ron
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It is good to hear you got it fixed. IIRC, the synthetics resist heat better and is important to use if you run HPDE type road course events.
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It is not normally done, nor is it usually necessary, when doing the routine brake jobs and/or flushing/bleeding brake fluid.
Safety Car
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From: SoCal CA
Its not too bad tho when you figure you got abs working now. Wheel lockup and sliding into the car in front of you cost a lot more. Good thing you figured it out though.
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Not to mention a whole lot cheaper than buying a Tech II, or OTC diagnostic tool. 
