Installed Hawk HPS brake pads and resurfaced front rotors.

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Sep 28, 2007 | 11:33 AM

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Installed Hawk HPS brake pads and resurfaced front rotors.

The pedal feel is very soft and have reduced braking performance. Do I need to bleed the lines?

Sep 28, 2007 | 11:55 AM

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Sep 28, 2007 | 12:56 PM

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I thought bleeding the brake lines was only necessary

if connection to caliper was opened. How else would air get into the brake line?

Sep 28, 2007 | 12:58 PM

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I'm guessing you did something you weren't supposed to.

Sep 28, 2007 | 01:07 PM

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Nope... just used a C-clamp to push the caliper piston back.

Kept an eye on the reservoir so as to not overflow.

Sep 28, 2007 | 01:11 PM

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Check the pad position. It's possible (more so for the rears) that they are off angle and not making full contact on the rotor itself. But, in the end, I think a good bleeding should be on order anyhow.

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