hydro brake problem!!!!!

[CurleyMerkin14]

so i put the ASD inline brake in and i cant get it to lock up bleed the brakes its all tight but i give it a pull and it slightly slows me down? what could this be my pads are trash?

[godrifttoday]

How are u bleeding the brakes? I used a 7 dollar one man bleeder. Open the bleeder then pump like crazy start from the rear passenger caliper, always the farthest away from the MC, although some cars have a specific pattern to do. Anyhow, the 7 dollar kit includes a clear line and u have to get all the air out, all of it. Sometimes if u do it manually u can't know if u did or not. Since u will have a clear line u will see the fluid , if their is air you will know. That's how I did mine, works really well!

[CurleyMerkin14]

How are u bleeding the brakes? I used a 7 dollar one man bleeder. Open the bleeder then pump like crazy start from the rear passenger caliper, always the farthest away from the MC, although some cars have a specific pattern to do. Anyhow, the 7 dollar kit includes a clear line and u have to get all the air out, all of it. Sometimes if u do it manually u can't know if u did or not. Since u will have a clear line u will see the fluid , if their is air you will know. That's how I did mine, works really well!

yea i pumped it with 2 ppl then i hit it with a hand bleeder and its just not locking howlong did you pump it for like hours ? ha

[h2v7]

i heard your pads could be junk buy hydros lock so hard i think it would make even shitty brakes work good right?

[CurleyMerkin14]

i heard your pads could be junk buy hydros lock so hard i think it would make even shitty brakes work good right?

yea thats what i figured. i mean even if it was straight metal on metal i would think they would lock up

[jasoncanseeoh]

Bench bleed?

[CurleyMerkin14]

Bench bleed?
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not really sher what that is?

[zooopreme]

Bench bleed?

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not really sher what that is?

So I take it that you didn't do this. Try bench bleeding the cylinder for the hydro brake & then bleed the system once more.

[godrifttoday]

Your problem is very simple. I had the same issue. I had my hydro sitting in the garage for a while since I last used it. About a year or so. Same thing with my Bmc ... So I wasn't able to get the lock... I guess what happen was that the hydro got stuck , I used an air compressor and I stuck it into the ports of just the hydro... And something pop... That ever since then it started working.. Fluid was going in and out perfect ... So if u have access to that, try that... But u need to take the hydro of the car... and to answer your question I have about a 2-3 inch travel or so on my cnc hydro. Question did the car brakes work fine before the install? And are u 100% sure u installed the lines to the hydro right?

[CurleyMerkin14]

everything is hooked up the right way ill have to try the compressor though .. thanks

[CurleyMerkin14]

ok. bled every witch way possible everything i can do to get air out and im 99.9% sher there is none left and still no lockyy so it has to be just junk brakes? if so what would be best for just pure lock up power?

[ch1873857]

what kind of pads are you using.

[CurleyMerkin14]

Tell yea the truth I don't even know what pads are on it tight now they are kinda low anyways

[ch1873857]

go get some of the cheapest pads you can get at the parts store. they work the best. ceramic pads will only lock up it you put a torch to it haha

[CurleyMerkin14]

Cheapest is organic that work?

[ch1873857]

yup. get the lifetime warranty one for like 20 bucks. when you get heat cracks in your pads from drifting take em back and get new ones. haha

[Johnny_K]

You sure u have it hooked up correctly? I had trouble with mine at first but called ASD about the setup and I had my lines ran backwards. Here is how i have mine ran. The rear port should come from the line on your Brake Master and the front port should go to your rear brake line.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn31/johnnyk1029/1328713707.jpg


Pic of the hydro
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn31/johnnyk1029/cage1.jpg

[ch1873857]

Nice ebrake!! but you guys' shits weak. resevior is the way to go..

http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/o605/Casenator90/20120325_134403.jpg

[CurleyMerkin14]

thanks for all the help guys it was my POS pads got me some nice jaunts for 13$ and they locked right up

[ch1873857]

yesssss i win! glad you got it goin man!!

[jasoncanseeoh]

So let me get this straight. The OP didn't bench bleed his master cylinder and it worked just fine.

Do they really have to be bench bled? Or is that just a myth?
And if you do have to bench bleed them, why did the OP's work ok?