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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 09:00 AM
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Default My brakes don't work.

I put on new brake pads and had to open the lines to drain out some brake fluid. And now even after I bled the lines I have no pressure in them and the pedal goes flat to the floor. Any suggestions on what I might need to do, they worked fine before I touched them. If I pump the pedal really fast I can get a tiny bit of pressure but not much. By the way I have a 1990 Acura Integra GS.
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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Check your procedure & try again. Did you bleed all 4?
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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I bled all four, I might try bleeding again, but I also made an appointment to have it looked at, I've spent so much time I just want it taken care of.
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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bleed em again and try to see if theres any bolts you missed
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 03:17 PM
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after you bleed em, put in more brake fluid. Keep pumping until the pressure comes back
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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Have you checked the pressure coming from the master?
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:49 PM
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bleed, refill, bleed refill. if you're tightening everything down right... you should get pressure back after a few good bleeds.
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 08:03 PM
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i dunno, i have the same problem every since having to replace a caliper and pads on my 94 accord, i havent got my brakes to work back to how they were since, the mechanic said that it was my master cylinder, try checking that out. but im a renegade damn it! i dont need no stinkin "master cylinder"! but anywho, try checkin that out...
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 10:54 AM
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yea screw it! who needs brakes anyways!.....just do what the flinstones do and youll be fine
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 11:55 PM
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you know that when you take off the brake pads.. that you have to put the same amount of pressure back onto them before you bleed them. so you would need a C-clamp to actually push then back down into the housing.. and if you dont do that then you are pretty much just wasting all your brake fluid!

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