S-60 2.4T 2001 Poor Braking

allureboy · Post by **allureboy** » 10 Jun 2009, 12:01

I just replaced pads and rotors front and rear. I also bled the brakes as I have in the past with success. I left the car running. I opened a wheel cylinder nipple and the pedal down stroke and closed it on the upstroke, adding brake fluid to the reservoir.

Now the braking is poor. Feels like I'm not going to get stopped especially going down hill, and it seems like thre may be more pedal travel than I should have with new rotors and pads.

Do new pads and rotors behave like this until broken in, or do I have some other problem?

Thanks

George Harper

Post by **vegasjetskier** » 10 Jun 2009, 14:59

allureboy wrote: Do new pads and rotors behave like this until broken in, or do I have some other problem?

No, you have some other problem. Did you put the caliper springs back on correctly?

allureboy · Post by **allureboy** » 10 Jun 2009, 18:23

Yes, I believe I put all the springs back on correctly.

I made a 60 mile trip this afternoon and the braking now seems more efficient, but not back to normal. Should I expect normal 100% braking immediately after installing new rotors and pads?

I believe I cleaned the rotors correctly. I sprayed them with brake parts cleaner and wiped them with a clean rag. I did this step twice on each face of each rotor.

Was my bleed method OK?