Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 11m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 11/07/16 01:48 AM Share Posted 11/07/16 01:48 AM Awesome cheers for the tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 4m 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 11/07/16 01:50 AM Share Posted 11/07/16 01:50 AM what style of caliper do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 11m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 11/07/16 01:54 AM Share Posted 11/07/16 01:54 AM Stock as a rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 4m 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 11/07/16 01:59 AM Share Posted 11/07/16 01:59 AM The bleed screw on the front caliper is in a very silly spot on the stock calipers and is actually the highest point so air can still be trapped in the top piston. But if the peddles good now and you suck out the reservoir and replace the fluid and pump it through but cracking the bleed screw and pushing the peddle down (but don't go full travel) close the screw lift the peddle and repeat it'll push clean fluid through without introducing any air. If you find you can't get a decent peddle. you'll need to remove the top caliper slide bolt and swing the caliper up so the bleed screw is vertical. It pays to prop it up with the disc between the pads so you can bleed it and not risk pushing pistons out. 9 minutes ago, mightbuyaford said: Wow u guys are fancy....I still bleed the old fashioned way lol If you wanna get real schmancy you can bleed the brakes using forscan and abs pressure bleed function. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 11m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 11/07/16 02:14 AM Share Posted 11/07/16 02:14 AM Thanks mate. Abs pressure bleed that's nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 4m 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 11/07/16 02:23 AM Share Posted 11/07/16 02:23 AM Agree. Get it wrong and it's easy to hurt the ABS pump if you run it out of fluid. I like the vacuum bleed unit I've got as it makes it a very quick 1 man Job, or in my case a 1.35man job as well since my 3.5yr get a kick out of operating the vacuum unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidxr6t skids Donating Members 2,754 Member For: 12y 30d Gender: Not Telling Posted 12/07/16 06:27 AM Share Posted 12/07/16 06:27 AM I got my primer coloured beast booked in for wheel alignment on thursday at a good independent shop who know how to setup falcons. I got a feeling they'll find a few things that need replacing, hopefully just minor but they're going to check whats going on in the rear end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 11m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 12/07/16 09:04 AM Share Posted 12/07/16 09:04 AM New rotors pads and fluid... all good now. Could not get the vacuum pump to seal without sucking in air through the threads as anticipated by the falcon whisperer so ended up bleeding via the wife method. Quite an enjoyable little project for a relative mechanical noob such as myself 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Andrew Gold Donating Members 2,036 Member For: 9y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 16/07/16 08:36 AM Share Posted 16/07/16 08:36 AM In the past few weeks I've fixed a loose door seal that kept falling out in the back, refitted a fog light that was pushed in and fitted new front sway mount bushes and links. Also had a stripped diff bush bolt fixed and new centre tailshaft bearing fitted. All small stuff but has turned the car from a niggly POS to feeling like it just left the factory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 10y 11m 30d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 16/07/16 09:38 AM Share Posted 16/07/16 09:38 AM just the usual weekend for me .fitted the e boost street 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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