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Bleeding brakes...
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Good to hear you can stop again. Pump the brake pedal 5 or 6 times and hold the pressure on it then with the pedal still pressed start the engine, it should drop a little, if it drops any bit all is well. Smile

When you change discs and pads everything sits flat and the pedal does not need to be pushed as far to apply the brakes.
Wear in the brakes occurs slowly over time and you just got used to the way the pedal travelled more with the worn Pads and discs. :eek

Once the pads and discs bed in all should be well.

The discs come with a fine layer of grease to keep them looking good while in storage, you did clean this grease from the discs before fitting with either brake cleaner, thinners or surgical spirit or something like that??????
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Bleeding brakes... - by Dead Eye - 17-07-14, 06:14 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by dickturpin - 17-07-14, 07:27 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by unfazed - 17-07-14, 07:54 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by Dead Eye - 17-07-14, 07:55 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by unfazed - 17-07-14, 08:11 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by Dead Eye - 17-07-14, 08:15 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by red98 - 17-07-14, 08:48 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by Dead Eye - 17-07-14, 08:58 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by red98 - 17-07-14, 09:06 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by unfazed - 17-07-14, 09:14 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by Dead Eye - 17-07-14, 09:26 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by chaz - 17-07-14, 09:53 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by unfazed - 17-07-14, 09:56 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by Dead Eye - 17-07-14, 10:01 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by unfazed - 17-07-14, 10:23 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by dickturpin - 17-07-14, 10:38 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by Dead Eye - 17-07-14, 10:42 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by Dead Eye - 18-07-14, 06:37 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by unfazed - 18-07-14, 07:59 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by Dead Eye - 18-07-14, 08:12 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by unfazed - 18-07-14, 08:28 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by Dead Eye - 18-07-14, 10:08 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by unfazed - 18-07-14, 11:14 PM
Bleeding brakes... - by davidkent - 25-07-14, 07:26 PM
Re: Bleeding brakes... - by RobG UK - 25-07-14, 07:47 PM

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