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Old 07-04-2012, 04:44 PM
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so i did the accord v6 caliper swap to my front brakes last saturday and havent had any real brake power since then. i have gravity bleed, 2 man bleed and bleed the master cylinder. currently the brake pedal hits the floor with no resistance until i pump it a few times then i get some feel but it still goes all the way down

satuday: gravity bleed following billman's procedure
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/482..._gravity+bleed

sunday: 2 man bleed it

monday: 2 man bleed it and ordered master cylinder bleed kit

tuesday: master cylinder bleed and 2 man bleed, master bleeding following this dudes procedure:
http://robrobinette.com/bleeding_the...r_cylinder.htm

today: master cylinder bleed and 2 man bleed

pretty much i bleed the master cylinder, constant slow pump, for around 1 hour each time. i have very little brake power but have not seen any leaks in the lines or any connectings out of the abs box or master cylinder. right now every time i push down the breaks i get a psssst air noise coming from the abs box/ master cylinder area but i cant track it. any ideas?
Old 07-04-2012, 04:47 PM
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make sure all connections are tight sounds like a leak somewhere. Good luck
Old 07-04-2012, 04:55 PM
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only connections that were unplugged were the brake line until i did the master cylinder bleed, and the line i unplugged from the abs is tight, i will try bleeding again tomorrow if noone has another tips :3, i guess ill fighting the break lines more to see if it might be it.
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Just to clarify- have you have been bleeding all four calipers, not just the two you replaced?
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all 4 ofcourse , going to tighen up the brake lines to the calipers, any know the ft/lbs it is suppose to be? ill use my torque wrench

anyone have any idea why i am hearing an air noise from that area when i press down the pedal?
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If you're not loosing fluid you must have air in the system. What other explanation will there before this?

If you have bad brakes after work, you have air in the system.

Everything points to air
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i know signs point to air, im just unable to get this phantom air out
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chances are you ended up getting air into the abs module...in that case, its going to take several attempts at bleeding...im talking a lot of bleeding
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So I need to get the hand tool to open the and valves?
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you need to keep bleeding the brakes


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