MJLamberson Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Well basicaly I put new struts and springs on the front end of my Z, and now my brake pedal goes all of the way to the floor, it brakes, but not nearly as good as it did. I checked both sides and everything is installed correctly. All of the lines are fine, no kinks and no leaks, so what happened? I really cant figure it out and have gotten into the habit of engine brakeing in my automatic... Any tips on what to look for would be great. Thanks -Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryb Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Did you remove the calipers? If so you probably have air trapped somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLamberson Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 Did you remove the calipers? If so you probably have air trapped somewhere. I did remove the calipers but I never disconnected them from the brake lines, I put them on the sway bar while I took off the strut assembly, so air couldnt have gotten in there, thanks for the idea though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryb Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I would try bleeding them anyway...its quick and easy and will lead you to somethig else if its not the problem. It sure sounds like air in the lines! Process of elimination! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Purple240zt Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 You definitely have air in the lines man. Been there! Give it a good bleed and see what happens! Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLamberson Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 Im bleeding the brakes tomorrow, I will let you guys know if it worked or not... (Im also finishing my rear suspension, sorry, had to tell somebody who would understand why I am looking forward to working on my car) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffer949 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Does it go to the floor and then you have brakes at the very very bottom of the stroke?? If so your reaction disk came out in your brake booster. Probably happened if/when you where pumping your brakes up after you put the calipers back on the struts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLamberson Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 well you see I disconnected the calipers, but left the lines on them, and the lines connected, Im not sure exactly what a reaction disk is but I will look into it and check it out tomorrow, thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLamberson Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 I bled the brakes today, no air was coming out but I bled them for a while anyways, then topped off the fluids, and the result: Pedal still hits the floor and I still have to start brakeing way sooner then I used to, the pads are good, this happened right after my suspension change, grrrrrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffer949 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 start researching the "REACTION DISC" Id bet it came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(goldfish) Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Does it go to the floor and then you have brakes at the very very bottom of the stroke?? If so your reaction disk came out in your brake booster. Probably happened if/when you where pumping your brakes up after you put the calipers back on the struts. It's in the booster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLamberson Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 start researching the "REACTION DISC" Id bet it came out. Well, I searched "reaction disc" like you said, and you are right, this sure sounds like a probable cause for my problem, in my searches I found people saying it was easy to check, but no "how to's". Does anybody have any pictures or links they can please send my way? In the mean time I will keep searching, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Well, I searched "reaction disc" like you said, and you are right, this sure sounds like a probable cause for my problem, in my searches I found people saying it was easy to check, but no "how to's". Does anybody have any pictures or links they can please send my way? In the mean time I will keep searching, thanks. These posts have some pics: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=113240&highlight=REACTION+DISC http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=106841&highlight=reaction+disk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLamberson Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Hey thanks a lot, I will go after this reaction disk tomorrow or the next day for sure and let you guys know if that was the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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