I just replaced my rear brakes (calipers, pads, rotors) and the brakes work fine, but when i hit the pedal it seems like i have to push it pretty far before it grabs hard enough to stop.
I dont think it was like that before so i dunno what's going on.
Is there any way to adjust the brake pedal or something like that to make the brakes engage without almost flooring the pedal?

 

You need to bleed your brakes. Always required after a caliper change.

 

exactly ^^^^

...and you need someone who knows what they're doing. I've had my neighbor change mmy calipers, but he didn't bleed the line coorectly. I had to go to a pro shop that bled them and the pedal regained firmness.

 

we bled the brakes.
maybe we could try it again...
maybe its the same as it was before and i just don't realize it...
i've been driving my dads truck for a week so it's a totally different feel from that truck now.

 

did you bleed them in the right order?

 

whats the right order?

 

The furtherest from the master cylinder is the way you want to start. AKA Right rear first then work your way up. How are you bleeding btw? Is someone putting in fluid as ur bleeding? cause there is a possible chance that ur running out of fluid wen ur bleeding. Make sure u look it up.

 

we started from the right rear and moved up, but we only did the back since those are the only ones replaced. we didn't add fluid as we went, but we made sure there was enough afterward.

 

^^ That's not how you bleed.

You should get a few bottles of the CORRECT BRAKE FLUID.

Attach an air line (fish tank store) onto the BLEEDER. Submerge the other end in a bucket UNDER SOME FLUID / or water. You just don't want to make a back siphon.

Pump pedal till hard.
Crack open the bleeder and pump the pedal (it'll lose pressure as soon as u crack open the bleeder). Fluid should come out THROUGH THE AIR LINE TUBE and into the bucket. It might look dirty.

*** AT THE SAME TIME *** MAKE SURE your BRAKE FLUID RESOVOIR NEVER sucks in air. So basically top off with fressh fluid till you see NO AIR, see CLEAR FLUID in the air line tubes.

For the ending closure:

I pump the pedal while my friend closes the bleeder. Then I build up pressure till the pedal is hard again and crack open the bleeder just to double check for one final time.

I've been doing this and my pedal is firm.



* i'll try do a write up with pictures , but should be pretty easy.

 

is this required if u change ur brake pads too?,cuz i changed my pads and hit down on the pedal and i have to go all the way down for the car to stop

 

Not usually. (re: pad change)

 

Not really. All the way down to stop is not a good indicator at all.

 

i told my dad (he basically ran the show when we were bleeding the brakes) and he said that's basically what we did.
I think we might end up bleeding them again just to be sure tho.

other than that, is there any way to make the pedal more firm?

 

attach a spring underneath it ;-)