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Jul 21, 2006 | 09:27 PM

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marksae

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Is anyone besides me getting a mushy feeling pedal using this thing? I've used this thing twice so far and both times I got the same low mushy pedal feeling. I was still able to stop at the track w/o a problem, but the pedal is not like I'm used to and isn't very confidence inspiring. I had a much better pedal feel bleeding the good ole fashioned way.

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My reservior was always full of fluid.

Jul 22, 2006 | 03:10 AM

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did you get air in the abs thingie?

Jul 22, 2006 | 03:47 AM

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no, the first pump is mushy, as you're pushing the pistons back against the pads, but thats it. If not, you've got air in your lines.

Jul 22, 2006 | 11:21 AM

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The first pump is mushy, yes. But the brake engagement point is lower compared to when I bleed it the normal way. When the brakes do engage, my car is able to stop just fine.

I've bled and re-bled this thing and no bubbles come out. How would I get air out of the ABS thing?

Jul 22, 2006 | 02:06 PM

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see in the list below saying !!!! HELP NO BRAKE PETAL !!!!

the car is in the garage until i get more fluid and a nice brake bleeder that works good... the i think air might have gotten into the MC... but hell if i know how... the res never went below 1/2 and i pushed a full liter thru the car... but i bleed the MC later about nightnight and there was air in there i beleive...

i have never had this many problems before... i must have bleed my BMW's and other cars in my house at least 30 - 40 times over the past 7 years.... i just don't get it... so asking for the best POWER BLEEDER out there...

i'm just going to order it today and get it shipped... along with new fluid LOL ...i'm wiped out of that....

ive never used a bleeder on any of my cars, and it always works perfect......

Jul 22, 2006 | 03:48 PM

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engage abs and then rebleed afew times. it's a serious pain but that's what you have to do. otherwise it kind of comes out slowly and it keeps ruining your bleed jobs.

Jul 24, 2006 | 06:29 PM

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wow thats kinda crappy

Jul 26, 2006 | 09:17 AM

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Okay, I think my low brake pedal was attributed to worn pads. My race pads are close to the service limits.

I put some new street pads on, and the pedal feels good again. Engagement point is back where it should be. Pedal is firm. I didn't rebleed the system either.

Jul 26, 2006 | 09:53 AM

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Any 'How To' bleed brakes using the power bleeder?

Jul 26, 2006 | 03:30 PM

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all you do is unscrew each bleeder in the right order while the unit is plugged in and pressurized. so simple huh?

marksae: can't believe it was so simple. thanks for sharing though, cuz now we'll all know better.

Jul 26, 2006 | 06:50 PM

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yea, lots different with monoblocks compared to normal slide-type brake calipers.

Jul 26, 2006 | 11:41 PM

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??? what does that mean

Sep 4, 2006 | 11:38 PM

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I found the power bleeder to be quite useful when pushing back the pistons. The displaced fluid that comes up through the reservior can now be captured with the bottle.

I bled my brakes after replacing my worn pads. The fact that the bottle was pressurized slipped my mind when I disconnected the cap w/ the line pressurized. Holy sh*t what a mess I made! Brake fluid squirted everywhere. Spent a good hour cleaning everything off as best as I could.

Note to self. Make sure bottle is VENTED before disconnecting cap!