Bleeding brakes+ABS=spongey.. WHY?
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Bleeding brakes+ABS=spongey.. WHY?
Here we go.. Ive been fighting this for a while now.
'06 fx4 screw
I've had the recall done. I replaced my front pads with ceramics because of dust. In doing so I accedently pushed one of the pistons out of the calipar. I was compressing one side and the other side poped out without me knowing, I had the rotors off, getting turned.
I bled the brakes with a vac pump. brakes were OK but not great.still a little spongey. So I had a friend come over and we did the pump and hold method. worked great.. for a month or so,, now its getting spongey again.. Whats up?? Im not losing fluid
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Is there air traped in the ABS system??
How do I get it out??
What size are the bleeders?
Im thinking about some speedy bleeders.. they worked good on my bronco
The brakes sucked on this truck from day one.. I wish it had hydroboost brakes
PS I have adjusted the master cylinder pushrod.. Whats going on here?
I am a huge DIY guy.. but does this thing need to go to the dealer to bleed the abs system? Thanks for any help...Billy
'06 fx4 screw
I've had the recall done. I replaced my front pads with ceramics because of dust. In doing so I accedently pushed one of the pistons out of the calipar. I was compressing one side and the other side poped out without me knowing, I had the rotors off, getting turned.
I bled the brakes with a vac pump. brakes were OK but not great.still a little spongey. So I had a friend come over and we did the pump and hold method. worked great.. for a month or so,, now its getting spongey again.. Whats up?? Im not losing fluid
.. Is there air traped in the ABS system??
How do I get it out??
What size are the bleeders?
Im thinking about some speedy bleeders.. they worked good on my bronco
The brakes sucked on this truck from day one.. I wish it had hydroboost brakes
PS I have adjusted the master cylinder pushrod.. Whats going on here?
I am a huge DIY guy.. but does this thing need to go to the dealer to bleed the abs system? Thanks for any help...Billy
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Here we go.. Ive been fighting this for a while now.
'06 fx4 screw
I've had the recall done. I replaced my front pads with ceramics because of dust. In doing so I accedently pushed one of the pistons out of the calipar. I was compressing one side and the other side poped out without me knowing, I had the rotors off, getting turned.
I bled the brakes with a vac pump. brakes were OK but not great.still a little spongey. So I had a friend come over and we did the pump and hold method. worked great.. for a month or so,, now its getting spongey again.. Whats up?? Im not losing fluid..
Is there air traped in the ABS system??
How do I get it out??
What size are the bleeders?
Im thinking about some speedy bleeders.. they worked good on my bronco
The brakes sucked on this truck from day one.. I wish it had hydroboost brakes
PS I have adjusted the master cylinder pushrod.. Whats going on here?
I am a huge DIY guy.. but does this thing need to go to the dealer to bleed the abs system? Thanks for any help...Billy
'06 fx4 screw
I've had the recall done. I replaced my front pads with ceramics because of dust. In doing so I accedently pushed one of the pistons out of the calipar. I was compressing one side and the other side poped out without me knowing, I had the rotors off, getting turned.
I bled the brakes with a vac pump. brakes were OK but not great.still a little spongey. So I had a friend come over and we did the pump and hold method. worked great.. for a month or so,, now its getting spongey again.. Whats up?? Im not losing fluid
.. Is there air traped in the ABS system??
How do I get it out??
What size are the bleeders?
Im thinking about some speedy bleeders.. they worked good on my bronco
The brakes sucked on this truck from day one.. I wish it had hydroboost brakes
PS I have adjusted the master cylinder pushrod.. Whats going on here?
I am a huge DIY guy.. but does this thing need to go to the dealer to bleed the abs system? Thanks for any help...Billy
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The ABS Hydaulic Control Unit can only be bled using a NGS or better Ford equipment/Scanner. The procedure is very simple, but there isnt any way for you to do it correctly without it. It will have to go to the dealer. You could try a vacuum bleeder and you may get lucky. If the air is really trapped in the ABS HCU though....it is unlikely to help...
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Is there any way to diagnose a master cyl, other than replacing it?
These brakes are so terrible from the factory I swear u couldve pushed the pedal to the floor when it was new..
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