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<blockquote data-quote="Relaxed Chaos" data-source="post: 7002163" data-attributes="member: 64993"><p>Well, my cars been up on jack stands for 4 weeks. I've got new pads, rotors resurfaced and new SS brake lines. Part of the time was waiting for parts, part was me pouring 200 ft of curbing in yard, part was work, but the past week has been due to a spongy brake pedal.</p><p></p><p>Dang, I've bled and bled and bled all over my garage. Here is where I am at. </p><p></p><p>Car on and the power steering pump makes some noise as I depress the pedal. I don't think it is abnormal but I don't remember it making noise before. I hold for about 30 seconds while the pedal is near the floor. I'm doing this to pressurize the system and look/feel for leaks. So far no leaks found.</p><p></p><p>Car off and and it takes seven pumps to build pressure until the pedal is firm.</p><p></p><p>Here is what I think: If it is air in the system it should act like it is acting, if it were a leak the pedal could/would be firm but slowly go to the floor and I should see some fluid at one of the connections. </p><p></p><p>The only two abnormal things that happened during the brake line change was the pass side flare nut was a bit hard to turn when putting it back together. I started by hand 5 times and each time was the same. In the end I put teflon tape on it and put it back together. Maybe it was cross threaded from the factory? Dunno. The other was I was going to put speed bleeders on so I removed the right front beeder. The speed bleeder Summit sent me was the wrong size, way too small, so I put the stock bleeder back in.</p><p></p><p>Other than those two things everything was normal. I bleed the old fashion way, with the Mrs. on the pedal on me on the wrench and tending the reservoir.</p><p></p><p>Any advice from somebody on other things to try would be great. I have read almost everything I can find everywhere and I am close to buying a pressure bleeder but I have heard from many that the old fashion way is the best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Relaxed Chaos, post: 7002163, member: 64993"] Well, my cars been up on jack stands for 4 weeks. I've got new pads, rotors resurfaced and new SS brake lines. Part of the time was waiting for parts, part was me pouring 200 ft of curbing in yard, part was work, but the past week has been due to a spongy brake pedal. Dang, I've bled and bled and bled all over my garage. Here is where I am at. Car on and the power steering pump makes some noise as I depress the pedal. I don't think it is abnormal but I don't remember it making noise before. I hold for about 30 seconds while the pedal is near the floor. I'm doing this to pressurize the system and look/feel for leaks. So far no leaks found. Car off and and it takes seven pumps to build pressure until the pedal is firm. Here is what I think: If it is air in the system it should act like it is acting, if it were a leak the pedal could/would be firm but slowly go to the floor and I should see some fluid at one of the connections. The only two abnormal things that happened during the brake line change was the pass side flare nut was a bit hard to turn when putting it back together. I started by hand 5 times and each time was the same. In the end I put teflon tape on it and put it back together. Maybe it was cross threaded from the factory? Dunno. The other was I was going to put speed bleeders on so I removed the right front beeder. The speed bleeder Summit sent me was the wrong size, way too small, so I put the stock bleeder back in. Other than those two things everything was normal. I bleed the old fashion way, with the Mrs. on the pedal on me on the wrench and tending the reservoir. Any advice from somebody on other things to try would be great. I have read almost everything I can find everywhere and I am close to buying a pressure bleeder but I have heard from many that the old fashion way is the best. [/QUOTE]
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