Help me...Brake Problems!

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04-15-2003, 09:28 PM

looney662

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Help me...Brake Problems!

So I got my rotors, pads, and SS lines on a GD on the forum. Installed the rotors, pads and 1 SS line (Got dark couldn't see a thing

! Ok here's my problem when I step on the brake pedals it is nice and hard, but when I turn on my engine all the pressure is gone

! So right now I don't have any brakes

! Help me out guys!

04-15-2003, 09:30 PM

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My emergency brakes work that's it.

04-15-2003, 10:20 PM

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sounds like you are not getting any brake fluid through the system, if I was you I would re-check the install on those lines my man.

04-15-2003, 11:13 PM

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sounds like you are not getting any brake fluid through the system, if I was you I would re-check the install on those lines my man.

Thanks, i will.

Also when i hit the brake pedals i hear a clicking noise at my AT shifter! Is this another problem?

04-16-2003, 01:04 AM

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Thanks, i will.

Also when i hit the brake pedals i hear a clicking noise at my AT shifter! Is this another problem?

no that is the safet tranny lock.. it prevents a-from shifting from park while the car is off. b- prevents from shifting until you press the brake pedel when its on..

when you turn the car on or is on the on position and you press on the brake, you will hear a click or tick, that is the tranny lock disengauging(sp?) which allows you to shift from park, basically its all safety

as for the brakes.. you could have installed something wrong or missed something.. recheck everything, and make certain that there is fuild in the brakes.. also make sure that you dont have any air in the lines..

04-16-2003, 04:07 AM

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You didn't bleed your brakes. You must get all the air out of the new SS line you put in.

04-16-2003, 04:47 PM

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Thanks for all the replys! I just fixed it, bad bleeding job! The car stops on a dime now

04-16-2003, 07:52 PM

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what so great about the ss lines. I don't know if i should get them

04-16-2003, 08:01 PM

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what so great about the ss lines. I don't know if i should get them

They feel more firm than the stock rubber brake lines. The purpose of using stainless steel lines as opposed to rubber is that when brake pressure is applied with rubber lines, some of the braking force is absorbed by the hose itself as it expands slightly. The older the rubber lines get, the more they will tend to expand, which is why the brakes in some older cars tend to feel a little mushy after a while. Stainless steel lines do not expand when the brake is applied, therefore all of the braking force makes its way to the caliper. The result is firmer braking action.