I've replaced the front pads and need guidence ob how to properly bleee the lines.I've had someone pump the brakes and hold them down why I crack the line open to release the air and I've done this at the calipers and the master cylinder also(which does not look like a typical autos master cylinder) .And have done that many times. Still not good and now the rear brake on the drivers side is making a brake noise like there might be a pressure problemthere now.I'
Honestly, if you've got the (complete lack of) skills to be needing to ask here for advice on bleeding brakes, you probably aren't safe to be working on brakes. Don't just ask for advice - go and get a competant person to check *everything* you have done and get the brakes working properly before you have an accident and/or kill someone.
What I suggest you do is to get a Bleeding kit from Halfords - an expensive one - Gunsons at £15 and then bleed each of the brakes, sometimes it takes a little while to get all the air out. Bleed them, go for a drive and bleed them again. I have noticed a dramatic difference with Stainless steel hoses, new pads and discs.
Don't worry Eric we all have to learn.
Most experienced mechanics forget that once they had to learn also.
Thats what i like about you Antipodes, sometimes not a great deal. The bloke's trying his best to sort his own car out & all you did was shoot him down ffs. Try helping instead of berating the bloke.
We all are born equal i seem to remember. Skills are learend & earned, not given out at birth.
You've missed my point Nige. Had he been even vaguely local I'd have gone and helped him. But, brakes are not something to be trifled with, and if you haven't got the skills to do the job properly and safely you should find someone who can. You might watch/help them and learn, but you shouldn't be doing it alone. Had the job been on something slightly less essential (eg a clutch or head gasket) I'd have offered all the advice I could, as my past postings here will show. Even offering advice from a distance on a job like this isn't particularly good - do you want responsibility for the accident that could potentially result? I sure as hell don't and I don't think it's fair on the OP to offer 'best effort' advice on brakes when none of us have any real idea of what the problem is (a pad change shouldn't have caused this sort of problem).
Indeed, and I spend a lot of my life sharing my skill set with others, both as a mechanic (which is my original trade) and in terms of the specialised bit of IT that now provides the majority of my income.
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