no breaks?

nickoz · Post by **nickoz** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 1:43 pm

So i took calipers off to paint calipers, and when i put all ttogether break goes straight to floor. do i have to bleed them? or what? i noticed there no fluid leaking or anything to cause this. and th break fluid bottle is full. any help would be awsome. i got 2000 neon.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 1:46 pm

Yes, you have to bleed the Brakes.

Brakes, not breaks.

nickoz · Post by **nickoz** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 1:47 pm

haha thanks. i know how to spell it. just typo wasnt thinkin straight. long night . lol. bleed the breaks... as in turn lil bleeder till when? and just catch the break fluid? and backs are drum...those ned to be done also?

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:07 pm

So....you knew how to spell it, yet continued to spell it wrong in the same post?

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:09 pm

So anyways on the topic of brakes... my shit seems to be slightly dragging.

I don't smell anything bad but the front right spins easily, front left not so much...

And it feels like when I'm coming to a red light (coasting in neutral) the car comes to a stop a lot faster than just coasting...inno... maybe I need to bleed my shiz?

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:17 pm

Usually sticking calipers has nothing to do with bleeding the brakes. But Idk. The feet of the pads that ride on the knuckle may need cleaned/relubricated?

And to bleed the brakes someone pumps the pedal alot, then holds it down. While it's held down you turn the nut and lets fluid/air out. When you get it tightened, they can let there foot off and then repeat.

Repeat until there is now more air. Don't forget to refill the master cylinder.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 5:59 pm

FAC3L3SS wrote:So....you knew how to spell it, yet continued to spell it wrong in the same post?

+1

Yes you ahve to bleed your brakes, you have air in the system. Get all the air out.

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:20 pm

If you don't know what you are doing you shouldn't do it because that is how you kill yourself and/or others.

nicksdad06 · Post by **nicksdad06** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:46 pm

make sure u start bleeding from right rear to left rear then right front to left front 5 pumps then hold and bleed.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:23 am

Actually, according to the FSM, this is the correct order to bleed in on the Neon:

Left rear wheel
Right front wheel
Right rear wheel
Left front wheel

I don't know if it really makes a difference or not. This is the first car that I've seen have a different order to go in...in the manual anyways.

OB · Post by OB » Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:53 am

^It does indeed say that, I had to double check because that's usually not right. The right rear wheel circuit is technically furthest from the master cylinder, so it would in theory be first, then LR, RF, LF. At any rate, it really doesn't make much difference. I've bled mine by hand using every different method known to man and I can never feel a bit of difference. I try to do mine a few times a year.

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