spongy brakes

[mowglimiller]

Alright folks,

Just done my back brakes last night discs and pads torqued everything up to what they should be.

First off when I got in the car my hand brake pulled right up but it seems to be better now is this normal and whats the therey behind it?

Secondly this morning when I'm braking it's spongy and I here a hissing noise.

Any help would be great cheers.

 

[Brasseye]

did you bleed them ???

 

[mowglimiller]

no a thought a didn't need to because i didn't brake any lines.

 

[Brasseye]

well fluid wont compress so it sounds like air must have got in .

 

[mowglimiller]

I know that brasseye I'm a mechanical maintenance engineer just no ventured into the world of cars. That was my first go last night at anything on it. thing nearly ran over me and everything, god certainly wasn't smiling down on me. lol. Just trying to get my head round the system.

Cheers for the feedback I'll give it a bash.

 

[Brasseye]

best of luck

be gentle with those nipples

its easier with a second person to pump the peddle

 

[Henry]

by winding the pistons back in to accomodate the new pads, you disturb the automatic handbrake ratchet mech in the caliper - just need to pump the foot pedal to reintroduce pads to disc and it should self-adjust

could just be that the new pads need bedding in

 

[mowglimiller]

Cheers,

I've noticed now that when the hand brake is on it goes solid when I press the brake a few times but if I do it with the hand brake off it doesn't feel as hard. I'm going to bleed them though there will be no harm in it. once a get a minute.

 

[Brasseye]

when i did the rears i changed all the fluid in the brake system made a huge difference on the wife's car