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Old Aug 17, 2011
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Brake and clutch issues??

so after reassembling my car and drive , the clutch is super easy to press down and it shifts perfectly ,so i bled it and still same issue, what do u think??
next my brakes work fine after bleeding but its so scary driveing it because you have to press the brakes almost all the way down for them to stop the car, what can i fix to resolve that??
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Re: Brake and clutch issues??

I don't think you have to worry about the clutch. I just replaced the stock clutch on my '05 LX with an Exedy, and it's super easy to press the pedal down now. It took about an hour of driving to get used to it, but I'm loving how quick and easy it is to shift.

As for the brakes, not much I can say except that it's not supposed to go that far down. If you're sure the brakes were bled correctly, then have you checked out the lines for holes? How about the caliper? Just some top-of-the-head ideas, but I'm sure someone will chime in with a more specific answer.
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Re: Brake and clutch issues??

If the brake pedal is going almost down to the floor it is usually one of two things, air in the lines or the rear brake shoes are misadjusted.

Front disk brakes are self adjusting because the pistons in the calipers move out as the pads wear and the pads are always floating on the surface of the disk. Drum brakes have springs that pull them back when they are not applied so if they are not adjusted correctly the distance the pads have to move before contacting the drum will cause the travel in the brake pedal.

You can usually test if it is the rear brake shoe adjustment by setting the parking brake and seeing if the pedal travels less (This is while parked). The setting of the parking brake is moving the shoes out to contact the drum the same as the adjuster should, so after you press the brake pedal the first time to push the wheel cylinder out, there should be no play in the system.
If the rear brakes need adjusting, make sure that the ebrake is completely released and then adjust the self-adjuster inside the drum, don't just adjust the ebrake cable.
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Re: Brake and clutch issues??

Also, if all you did was bleed the brakes and and the pedal travel was fine before then you probably still have some air in the system.
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Re: Brake and clutch issues??

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Also, if all you did was bleed the brakes and and the pedal travel was fine before then you probably still have some air in the system.
yea i just adjusted the brake pedal and it works great but for clutch i got it to be low now but still pretty light to press
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Re: Brake and clutch issues??

My buddy had the same problem as you do. We just assumed it was air in the system but turns out it wasnt. It took us a while to actuallly figure out what was wrong. Turns out my buddies brake line had a small hole in it. Id go over your brake lines and see if they have a hole in them. If not im not sure what else it might be. But someone on this forums has to!
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Re: Brake and clutch issues??

Originally Posted by dAxRiceburner
My buddy had the same problem as you do. We just assumed it was air in the system but turns out it wasnt. It took us a while to actuallly figure out what was wrong. Turns out my buddies brake line had a small hole in it. Id go over your brake lines and see if they have a hole in them. If not im not sure what else it might be. But someone on this forums has to!
i adjusted it and now it works super great and grips from top and the clutch was also adjusted to be lower but its still easy to press
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Re: Brake and clutch issues??

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i adjusted it and now it works super great and grips from top and the clutch was also adjusted to be lower but its still easy to press
Thats good, im not sure what would be causing it then. But the best of luck to ya. hope you figure it out bro.
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Re: Brake and clutch issues??

You may want to look at your clutch SLAVE cylinder. It's attached to the front of the transmission, generally that's what you will bleed. Make sure there is no fluid around the rubber boot on the cylinder. It could be faulty, and is one place that air can get into the system.
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