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curtains · 03-07-2011, 11:50 PM

OK so I bought a 180sx a while ago that needed alot of work for cheap as chip, now the cars running and drivable and time to get the brakes to go.

I bleed them a few times (like 4 times) now and the fluid would have gone through the whole system a few times, and theres absolutely no bubbles coming out when I bleed them, I never let the master cylinder drop below minimum.

The brakes still seem to be soft and I can press them quiet far down (which is other cars you can usually just press them half down)

if i pump them a few few times then they have pressure (but i don't want to have to drive around and pump them 3 times every time i want to stop).

How do I know if my master cylinder or any other part of the brake system is broken or not, or what else may i have been doing wrong?

oh and another thing my master cylinder thing seems to make this minor noise when i pump it, kinda like a eeeeeee (but real quietly and slowly) donno if thats normal.

03-07-2011, 11:50 PM	#1
curtains Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 34 Posts: 31 Trader Rating: (0)	HELP! Brakes still weak after bleeding (lots of times) OK so I bought a 180sx a while ago that needed alot of work for cheap as chip, now the cars running and drivable and time to get the brakes to go. I bleed them a few times (like 4 times) now and the fluid would have gone through the whole system a few times, and theres absolutely no bubbles coming out when I bleed them, I never let the master cylinder drop below minimum. The brakes still seem to be soft and I can press them quiet far down (which is other cars you can usually just press them half down) if i pump them a few few times then they have pressure (but i don't want to have to drive around and pump them 3 times every time i want to stop). How do I know if my master cylinder or any other part of the brake system is broken or not, or what else may i have been doing wrong? oh and another thing my master cylinder thing seems to make this minor noise when i pump it, kinda like a eeeeeee (but real quietly and slowly) donno if thats normal.