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Old Nov 9, 2012 | 09:31 PM
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No brakes after bleeding?

So i bled my brakes all the way around and added fluid as i went teying to get the old out and out new in. Now brake pedal goes all the way to the floor and i have almost no breaking. Along with the bleeding i did new rear rotors and pads along with driver caliper. Ive done brakes a million times but never attempted to bleed out the system and refill with new. Only mistake i made was i mixed 2 different fluid types, could this be my problem? Going to rebleed tomorrow by gravity. What do you guys think?
 
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by rkloehn
So i bled my brakes all the way around and added fluid as i went teying to get the old out and out new in. Now brake pedal goes all the way to the floor and i have almost no breaking. Along with the bleeding i did new rear rotors and pads along with driver caliper. Ive done brakes a million times but never attempted to bleed out the system and refill with new. Only mistake i made was i mixed 2 different fluid types, could this be my problem? Going to rebleed tomorrow by gravity. What do you guys think?
Did you mix dot 3 or 4 with Dot 5?, if you did start over. A simple one wheel at a time gravity bleed with the engine off shouldnt cause any issues.
Massive pressure changes can shutdown the ABS system on newer trucks, the dealer has to reset the system.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 07:12 PM
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Use DOT 4.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 10:43 AM
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How did you bleed them? What method, order, after parts installed, during install?
 
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