squishy brakes

1344 views
12 replies
8 following
K
squishy brakes
3day avatar
3day
+1y
I just bled my brakes on my b2200 and on the first pump of the pedal it really doesnt work until the second pump. Would a bad master cylinder or booster cause this? Also when I went to bleed my brakes, my rear end shared 1 bleeder valve, is this normal? Im used to haveing one on each wheel.
beatmymini avatar
beatmymini
+1y
there should be one on each wheel. i've never seen brakes that share a bleeder. did you bleed all 4 wheels? that might help.
korrupt1 avatar
korrupt1
+1y
shared bleeder? Mine dont have that! one at each for me.

did you start at furthest away and work your way in to closest wheel? if not all you did wash push air around again.
shilaeli huggr (burdaddy) avatar
shilaeli huggr (burdaddy)
+1y
mine had the shared bleeder on it
3day avatar
3day
+1y
Yeah I started at the driver side rear, bled all the air out. Moved to the passenger side and there is no bleeder. A brake line runs into the backing plate from the front, then a line runs out and to the driver side backing plate. Unless it was broke off and filled with dirt and I just didnt see it. I didnt see any bleeder on the passenger side backing plate.
shilaeli huggr (burdaddy) avatar
shilaeli huggr (burdaddy)
+1y
naw its alright man. someone told me they only have the one on the rear. even when i put the new rear end in, it only had one.
3day avatar
3day
+1y
well at least im not alone on that one! I guess ill just buy a new booster and master. Any brands you guys would recommend?
oyamum avatar
oyamum
+1y
i would try bleeding them again just to be sure as it sounds like there is still air in the lines... i may be wrong but at least if you try to bleed them again and still the same then you have only wasted a little bit of time and some brake fluid....
beatmymini avatar
beatmymini
+1y
ok so i figured out your problem. i was talking to a buddy and you may only have one bleeder in the back but thats because there is a bolt where the other bleeder should be. so you need to get a bleeder for the other side which should only cost a few bucks. then start with the wheel furthest from the bleeder, which is the passenger rear and work your way to the front. so go right rear, left rear, right front, left front. this should get rid of that squishy pedal. if its still there then i would suggest adjusting your brakes.
dzminiz avatar
dzminiz
+1y


yup