Tommo&Claire
Well-Known Member
So, feeling brave this evening i decided to investigate the squealing noise emanating from my front starboard side brake. Turns out there was very little left on the pad so i thought as i already had the spares in the garage 'how hard can it be?'
The removal of the old ones and fitting of the new ones turned out not to be rocket salad as Chris would say, even for me. However, once all was back together i turned it on and pumped the brake pedal a few times expecting there to be a little bit of play in there as the pistons grip the new pads, but it's like a bloody sponge. If you pump the brake pedal then it firms up but then if you remove you foot for a few second it goes soft again.
Now i am certain that this is me being a monkey but i can only assume i got air in the system when i loosened off the bleed nipple to allow me to push the pistons back in to make room for new pads. When i did this, brake fluid came out as i expected but there was no point where air could have got sucked back in was there?? i thought i wouldn't have to bleed the brakes for a simple change of pads.
Anyway, truck is now stuck on drive because i'm a pillock.
Suggestions..... helpful ones!
Oh and i called my breakdown people Green Flag who sent round a guy who said he knew nothing about bleeding brakes and wouldn't touch it.
The removal of the old ones and fitting of the new ones turned out not to be rocket salad as Chris would say, even for me. However, once all was back together i turned it on and pumped the brake pedal a few times expecting there to be a little bit of play in there as the pistons grip the new pads, but it's like a bloody sponge. If you pump the brake pedal then it firms up but then if you remove you foot for a few second it goes soft again.
Now i am certain that this is me being a monkey but i can only assume i got air in the system when i loosened off the bleed nipple to allow me to push the pistons back in to make room for new pads. When i did this, brake fluid came out as i expected but there was no point where air could have got sucked back in was there?? i thought i wouldn't have to bleed the brakes for a simple change of pads.
Anyway, truck is now stuck on drive because i'm a pillock.
Suggestions..... helpful ones!
Oh and i called my breakdown people Green Flag who sent round a guy who said he knew nothing about bleeding brakes and wouldn't touch it.