rollingthunder1994 Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Hello All, I have a another outstanding post out here. Here is another question for all. I changed the front and rear breakes on my 1994 STS. I did the simple, take a c-clamp compress the front caliper, and used a long pair of needle nose plyers to turn in the rear calipers. There is no brake fluid leak anywhere. After putting on the new breakes front and rear. My brake pedal still goes too low toward the floor. There is no difference in brake height from the olds pads to the new ones. Do you all think i have to get the brakes bled? if so do i have to do this with every brake change? If i have to get them bled does it have to be by machine? This is my first STS and i love the car, i just want it to be a top performer all around. 109,610.00 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Pump the brake pedal a few times. Does the pedal come up higher? If so, you probably need to bleed them. Changing pads should not affect the pedal height. You can do it manually just like you have always done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydone Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 check the fluid level, bleed the brakes if that doesnt work get help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschunke Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 It doesn't hurt to bleed the brakes every 30,000 miles or so as part of general maintenance anyway. The fluid can get awefully dirty and absorb water. If bleeding doesn't help then you may need a new master cylinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadillac_caddy_sts Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 It doesn't hurt to bleed the brakes every 30,000 miles or so as part of general maintenance anyway. The fluid can get awefully dirty and absorb water. If bleeding doesn't help then you may need a new master cylinder. Sorry if I sound stupid here but how exactlty do you bleed the brakes. When I got my car the mechanic said he did this and I just nodded my head and said okay not knowing what he was talkin about. Defending Northstar perf a qtr mile at a time!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschunke Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Too bad the procedure isn't in the "How to" section. It goes something like this: Get a helper to sit in the driver's seat. You get on your butt starting at the rear wheel. You may want to jack the body up a bit first. You yell "pump!". The person in the driver's seat pumps the brake pedal a few times, then you yell "Hold!" and he/she pushes down on the pedal while you open the caliper bleed valve. Then brake fluid comes out all over the place unless to connect a line to the end of the valve, the other end in a jar. Then you tighten the valve back up and repeat several times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adallak Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Too bad the procedure isn't in the "How to" section. It goes something like this: Get a helper to sit in the driver's seat. You get on your butt starting at the rear wheel. You may want to jack the body up a bit first. You yell "pump!". The person in the driver's seat pumps the brake pedal a few times, then you yell "Hold!" and he/she pushes down on the pedal while you open the caliper bleed valve. Then brake fluid comes out all over the place unless to connect a line to the end of the valve, the other end in a jar. Then you tighten the valve back up and repeat several times. Here is another way to bleed the brakes on your own: http://caddyinfo.ipbhost.com/index.php?sho...bleeding+brakes The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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