Brakes!! HELP

[madmike1]

i have just bled my brakes and the pedal seems fine its not spongy and doesnt go down to the floor. if i let the car roll backwards and press the brake the car stos dead! but if i drive forwards and press the brake the car does not stop!!

 

[madmike1]

someone please help

 

[Justin182]

Bizzare !

When you say it doesnt stop, do you mean no friction at all ?!

Ive no idea..... ive chaged pads/disks and bleed them but never had that kind of prob. Just cant imagin why it would do that.

 

[madmike1]

when i drive forwards and slam on its as if the ABS is kicking in and not allowing me to stop. there is some friction as it does stop the car eventually its like braking hevaily on ice!!

 

[homer simpson]

have you chect your pads ?

 

[madmike1]

yeh all pads are fine! i only changed them a few months ago! but why would that mean that it stops ok when going backwards?

 

[homer simpson]

you would be going at a slower speed

 

[madmike1]

i havent taken the car off my drive!! i almost hit the wall traveling at about 5mph because the brakes didnt work luckily my drive is sloped so gravity saved me! when i let the roll backwars down the drive though the brakes work fine!

 

[homer simpson]

give fred a pm he may be abult to help

 

[Damski]

could you have got fluid on the pads possibly? That would be my guess. try some brake cleaner and if you still have no joy try them under the grill for a min or 2 then sand off the top layer of crap and try again

 

[edde]

You'll have caught your abs sensor or damaged the ring.

 

[Justin182]

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[madmike1]

how would i be able to tell if i have damaged the ABS sensor or the ring? where is the ABS sensor located?

 

[madmike1]

also can any of these problem be solved easily or will it require new, expensive parts?

 

[edde]

how would i be able to tell if i have damaged the ABS sensor or the ring? where is the ABS sensor located?

Theres a wire going to the hub which goes to a sensor check the wire the sensor and the teethed ring on the driveshaft.

Cost depends whats wrong might be free just plug it in.