Monte Busa Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 ...getting the brakes bled yesterday, I had forgotten what the brake pedal free travel was like prior to the rebuild. The pedal is nice and hard once it starts compressing fluid, but prior to that pt, it has a fair bit of travel - almost one inch (maybe not quite)...keep bleeding?Cheers,Aric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative paul richards Posted April 21, 2015 Area Representative Share Posted April 21, 2015 Almost an inch!! That sounds like a lot as there isn't a lot of travel anyway. Try applying the handbrake and then test the pedal. If it is much improved it indicates that the springs on the rear pads are moving them back quite a bit. If this is the case make sure the pads and the springs rivetted to them can move properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Busa Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 AP Racing rears. No parking brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Busa Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 I did a bit of fiddling on the brake this evening after dinner, and I noticed that they do indeed "pump up", meaning, repeated actuation removes essentially all the free play, staying hard while actuated after that point, but they literally bleed down again in a second or two once I release the pedal...any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 See http://www.lotus7.club/forum/techtalk/brake-bleeding-issue I'm having exactly the same issue and Ian/ Mic have confirmd my poor memory that you need to turn them vertical (bleed nipple at hte top!) to bleed the rears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Busa Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Good tip, thanks F355GTS! I'll try that next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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