We just replaced the brakes on a 1998 minivan and they worked fine then a few days later they seemed to be slipping so we bled the brakes again but now they have just stopped working altogether. I am thinking it has to be maybe a valve or something that has gone wrong but am not sure. Does anyone have any suggestions for what I should check? Thanks
Does your vehicle have anti-lock brakes? If so the bleading may not have been done properly to protect the system.
Richard.
This is correct. With ABS, it is sometimes necessary to have a scan tool to properly bleed the system.
-Kirk Matheson
yes it does have anti-lock brakes. is there anything that wwe can do now to fix it?
Take it to a dealer and have them fix it.
You can bleed ABS brakes in the usual way as long as you don't let the master cylinder run dry and suck air, and as long as there isn't an existing hole in the system that has allowed air to get in. In your case you probably have corrosion in the caliper piston which let air get into the system, and once that happens you have to have them bled at a dealer, or a shop with a pretty advanced scan tool.
Ted
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