Very Poor Braking

[.Joe]

Hi there,

just trying to solve this braking issue,
currently the brakes dont lock and the car just rolls to a stop at a leasurely pace
they seem like they need warming up, but this happens intermittently
there a crunch from the braking pedal once on a while and then the brakes go soft again

i've recently had new discs, new pads and new fluid put in.

thanks in advance

Joe

 

[mike1pow]

Sounds like they havnt been bled properly

 

[.Joe]

is there a routine to bleeding them?
as it was done that same i did with my first car
Thanks

Joe

 

[Paprika123]

Sounds like they either need bled or the pads are sticking.

 

[.Joe]

well, its intermittently that it does this, but ive had moments where the car has just continued moving the handbrake is needed to stop it, but after this, the car stops on a six-pence

Joe

 

[Russ_16v]

What pads do you have mate? If the wrong size pads have been fitted they could intermittently be moving in the calipers

 

[zeta]

Did u make sure the carriers aren't seized,?

 

[.Joe]

i have ferodo FDB1420 if im not mistaken

 

[.Joe]

im gonna have to take a look at the weekend, have a bleed, regrease Etc.

 

[.Joe]

ive managed to fix this by replacing the inlet hose, feels like a totally different car, does the hose on the inlet pipe serve any purpose?

 

[zeta]

If it's the one I'm thinking it serves the brakes in some way so yes

 

[.Joe]

the one that runs down to the back?

 

[zeta]

Not entirely sure where it goes but feeds from the engines head down to the bulk head. Assume it heads to the master cylinder but I may be wrong

 

[Paprika123]

It's the vacuum for the brake servo.

 

[.Joe]

well the original was held onto the original pipe by electrical tape, pedal tended to go to the floor, but replacing the whole pipe with a silicone one has fixed this