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Old 5th February 2010, 07:25 PM
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cheers dave has to be worth a try.

the one on the car is brand new. i have tried normal bleeding, pressure bleeding with an ezy bleed and i have even tried a professional vacuum bleeder.

im pretty sure that there isnt air in the system. the car stops fine but the brake pedal just doesnt feel like what i would describe as normal.

im getting to the point where i feel like ripping the whole system out and starting again
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Old 5th February 2010, 07:27 PM
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Ash,

try the method i posted as above,
with what you are describing..."there is air in your system"

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Old 5th February 2010, 07:38 PM
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tried that one andy
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Old 5th February 2010, 07:39 PM
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tried that one andy
do it again then

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Old 5th February 2010, 08:02 PM
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if all else has failed then i,d bet my bartering skills that you have air in the system at the nearside rear brake line,

bleed o/s/f
bleed n/s/f
bleed o/s/r
then n/s/r

& see what happens.

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Old 5th February 2010, 08:22 PM
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bleed o/s/f
bleed n/s/f
bleed o/s/r
then n/s/r

& see what happens.

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That's what I thought when I was there helping him.
Beleive me we bled the whole system over and over again.
As Ash said just dont feel right.
But if ther is Air in the system I'm Bu*****d if I could find it..
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Old 5th February 2010, 09:31 PM
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To try to help diagnose the problem further - Is the pedal spongy or springy?
Does the pedal creep after pressure is applied to the pedal and held? or is it that you just have too much travel?

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