keithjh Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Hi All, while servicing the truck, it was noticed that the discs were getting past their best, so changed all 4 discs new pads etc, also chganged a couple of brale lines that were badly corroded. The brakes work but are not as good a they were when i used to use it (wife now uses it for work etc). Anyway not losing fluid anywhere, no air in system, stops in a straight line, no pumping, servo appears to be working fine, what have i missed? only thing i can think of is the vacuum unit attached to the engine block Regards Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cipx2 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 ....what have i missed?... Nothing, apparently. Except you need to allow a couple of hundred miles, more or less - depending on the brake use, for the break pads to bead in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooroy Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Would second that - have been surprised at how long everything can take to bed in at times . Have often seen the figure of 100 mls mentioned - but of course the number of times the brakes are applied comes into it as well . Hard braking in the early stages is also to be avoided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mills Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Also after work on the brakes that involves new fluid, it takes time for the new fluid to "Harden up". The new fluid contains atomised air that can take a while to remove it's self from the system. It does not show up as air that can be bled out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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