I finally got a stiffy!
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I finally got a stiffy!
Brake pedal that is. I've been bleeding the brakes conventionally for the 3 years I've had the car. Brake pedal never was as firm as I thought it should be. I've cycled the ABS and all the other little things when I've bled the brakes but the pedal always felt the same. I bought one of those $25 vacuum pumps from HF and tried it this morning. Worked GREAT! Much better pedal now.
Crappy story but it's been a thorn in my side for years. I was happy a cheap tool from HF actually did the job.
Crappy story but it's been a thorn in my side for years. I was happy a cheap tool from HF actually did the job.
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Or you can make your own, if the price is right:
http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm
However for some reason, logically, it seems to make more sense to apply vacuum to the downstream side rather than to apply pressure to the upstream side?
http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm
However for some reason, logically, it seems to make more sense to apply vacuum to the downstream side rather than to apply pressure to the upstream side?
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Now you should make a master cylinder brace.
It made a bigger improvement than stainless break lines on my 7. Cost me $10 to make an an hour of my time. When you hit the breaks the biggest point of softness felt is from the firewall flexing, but you never see it so no one addresses it. The fire wall sees hundreds of lbs of pressure when you hit the breaks hard; just this little brace made a world of difference.
It made a bigger improvement than stainless break lines on my 7. Cost me $10 to make an an hour of my time. When you hit the breaks the biggest point of softness felt is from the firewall flexing, but you never see it so no one addresses it. The fire wall sees hundreds of lbs of pressure when you hit the breaks hard; just this little brace made a world of difference.
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So you changed brake fluid (again) without getting your SS lines installed (again) ? Only would have taken you another hour. I finally got mine installed, and I have less garage time than any car guy I know
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The best power bleeder I've seen was made by MAC -- you hook it up the bleeder screw, then blow compressed air through a venturi to create a vacuum and it sucks the fluid out of the caliper. Spendy, though, and you need a pretty studly compressor to keep it running.
--Ian
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Curly and Moby,
thanks for all the love! Just swapped in the mini-pooper Dynapro wilwood kit I got from Savington, stainless lines were required. I'll be doing the rears this week to balance things out. It should only be a 15 minute job now that I'm practiced. I'll have to come up with some other unfinished projects for you guys. How about the door bars I've had since before Christmas sitting on the shelf?
thanks for all the love! Just swapped in the mini-pooper Dynapro wilwood kit I got from Savington, stainless lines were required. I'll be doing the rears this week to balance things out. It should only be a 15 minute job now that I'm practiced. I'll have to come up with some other unfinished projects for you guys. How about the door bars I've had since before Christmas sitting on the shelf?