help with brakes
06-01-2006, 02:35 AM
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help with brakes
well i just did my front brakes, and now the peddle is mushy and it will barely stop the car, i bled the system and that didnt help, the guy at the store told me that maybe i should take the shims off that came with it so thats my next try tomorrow, but would those tiny shims make the peddle so mushy, also wheni put the pads on they were real tight u cant even turn the wheel by hand so maybe the shims off will help but any suggestions would be great thanks. oh and its a 94 5-speed.
06-01-2006, 10:34 PM
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RE: help with brakes
i did go from right rear to the front i only did it once thou, maybe ill try again when i go to take the shim things off. as for the shims they are a little metal piece that sticks to the back of the pad, they came with em so i figured they went on but maybe not. and all i did was put pads on didnt undo anything except the caliper off the rotor and put em back on.
thanks for the replies.
thanks for the replies.
06-01-2006, 10:46 PM
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RE: help with brakes
what you need to do is knoch off the rust on the disc where the pad don't hit or have the machine for a nice fresh suface...this would also be a go time to change the brake fluid with some dot 4 or 5...I would also say when the piston was pushed in to insert the brake isn't working right..I would go get a set of 1985 svo caliper which a 76mm and are just 18.00 or so and your stock one are just 60mm as all foxes have sh!tty brakes
06-01-2006, 10:47 PM
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RE: help with brakes
ORIGINAL: 2 kwik
what you need to do is knoch off the rust on the disc where the pad don't hit or have the machine for a nice frsh suface...this would also be a go time to change the brake fluid with some dot 4 or 5...I would also say when the piston was pushed way to insert the brake isn't working right..I would go get a set of 1985 svo caliper which a 76mm and are just 18.00 or so and your stock one are just 60mm as all foxes have sh!tty brakes
what you need to do is knoch off the rust on the disc where the pad don't hit or have the machine for a nice frsh suface...this would also be a go time to change the brake fluid with some dot 4 or 5...I would also say when the piston was pushed way to insert the brake isn't working right..I would go get a set of 1985 svo caliper which a 76mm and are just 18.00 or so and your stock one are just 60mm as all foxes have sh!tty brakes
06-01-2006, 10:48 PM
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RE: help with brakes
You have to do this in an order? oops 
ORIGINAL: FiveLiterRiceEater
how did you bleed the brakes? right rear, left rear, right front, left front? you have to start with the wheel farthest from the master cylinder. and what shims are you talkin about
how did you bleed the brakes? right rear, left rear, right front, left front? you have to start with the wheel farthest from the master cylinder. and what shims are you talkin about
06-01-2006, 10:51 PM
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RE: help with brakes
ORIGINAL: stanglx2002
there shouldnt be any shims on the brakes thats wrong
there shouldnt be any shims on the brakes thats wrong