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I just had my neighbor put on front and rear brakes on a 98 honda accord. He put on front pads and he put on rear shoes. Now when i brake, the pedal goes all the way to the floor. Do you need to bleed the brakes if you just put on front pads? Or does it just take a while before the brakes start to stick. I put ceramic brake pads on. Any help would be great thanks!

2007-04-01 15:38:31 · 18 answers · asked by Liz N 2 in Cars & Transportation Maintenance & Repairs

The brake fluid in the resivor is full. He has changed brakes in another one of my cars and my boyfriends car and has never had any problem. Do you think i would be better off taking it to a shop or just have him bleed the brakes...do you think a shop would charge much... I didn't think that just changing pads and shoes would make you need to bleed the brakes. And, is this unsafe to drive like, other than i know you have to start braking way before b/c of the spongy pedal.

2007-04-01 16:13:50 · update #1

18 answers

You need to bleed every brake location that you install. Otherwise you end up with the dangerous situation you have now.

You are not activating your brakes and your car will not stop when you need it to. You are just compressing the air in the brake lines. You need the air out so that the brake pedal moves brake fluid not just compressible air.

2007-04-01 15:47:32 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0 0

If you have front disc brakes with drums in the rear you may have to adjust the rear brakes since the shoes were replaced. Also try pumping the brake pedal to see if it tightens. Normally you don't have to bleed the brakes when you change pads on disc brakes. However you do have to watch the brake fluid level in the master cylinder to see 1) that it is not below the minimum mark which could mean that air has gotten into the system and 2) when the pistons in the brake calibers are pressed in that the fluid doesn't exceed the maximum mark. If air gets into the system the brakes lines will need to be bled.

When you first install new pads the pedal is usually soft because the piston in the brake calibers are press all the way in. When you press the brake pedal the piston is pushed out to press the pads against the brake rotor. When this happens the pedal will feel tight.

2007-04-01 22:57:49 · answer #2 · answered by deep_respect 2 · 0 0

Your neighbor needs to adjust the distance between the rear brake shoes, and the drum.

What's happening is, when you push on the brake pedal, the slave/brake cylinder has to travel a long way to make the brake shoes press against the brake drum.

Jack up the back of the car again. On the inside of the backing plate (where the brakes are) is a small access slot on the botom for brake shoe adjustment.

With the rear wheel off the ground, rotate the adjuster one "click" at a time untill the brake shoes start to give some resistance to the tires rotation.

Do this on both sides of the car. (rear brakes)
The front brakes do not need to be adjusted.

After manualy adjusting the rear brakes, each wheel cylinder needs to have the air bled out of them.
Air is in the system is compressing when you press down the brake pedal, instead of pressing against the brake shoes/pads.

2007-04-01 23:07:52 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0 0

Make very certain that everything was assembled as it should have been, and that the brake fluid reservoir has been properly filled. Then pump the pedal about thirty times. This should correct the pedal travel.

If the brake pedal feels springy at the bottom of its travel, you must bleed the air from the system. In general, this should not need to be done with only a pad replacement, but I don't know what else might have happened during this repair.

2007-04-01 22:45:57 · answer #4 · answered by 2n2222 6 · 0 0

Assuming you have the correct pads, it sounds like a hydraulic problem. Bleed the brakes first and if that still results in soft pedal, you might have a bad master cylinder.

Make sure your back brakes are set up close to the drums. If that was not done after the drums were put back on, it could also cause a soft pedal.

2007-04-01 23:07:40 · answer #5 · answered by united9198 7 · 0 0

No way no how should the brake pedal go to the floor!! He obviously did something wrong so you had better get your car to someone with more knowledge about brake repair before you have an accident. And if it hasn't dawned on you yet maybe you better keep him away from your car.

2007-04-01 22:45:01 · answer #6 · answered by Iknowthisone 7 · 0 0

Did u "bleed your Brakes?" I know when my ol man is done, i have to sit and push on the brake pedal while he is doing something outside of the car. he has always said "he has to bleed the brakes"

2007-04-01 22:46:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

the rear brakes are not adjusted far enough the pedal feeling is controlled by the rear brakes

to fis this hold the button on your e-brake handle in and repetedly pullyour parking brake tillthe pedle feels normal again each tug will click the rear brakes up closer to proper adjust.. i'll assume right now if you pulled the e brake it would go all the way up with no tension

2007-04-01 22:42:53 · answer #8 · answered by lethander_99 4 · 0 1

At first they will go to the floor because the pistons have been pushed back in the caliper to get the new pads in. If you pump the brakes, they should firm up. If not, then bleed.

2007-04-01 22:49:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

if he didn't bleed your brake he's a idot you get air in the line after doing back brakes so take your car to the shop and let them bleed the lines before u have a accident good luck and have a nice day.

2007-04-01 22:47:26 · answer #10 · answered by monte the man 4 · 0 0

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