Need some advice on bleeding brakes!

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Feb 23, 2010 | 05:46 AM

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irv_usc

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sounds like there is still air in your lines.

Feb 23, 2010 | 12:21 PM

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dhayner

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Originally Posted by Kenn,Feb 22 2010, 09:30 PM

I did it today with some Prestone brand dot 3 fluid from Autozone (Dealership ran out of dot 3)

The brake feels "ok"

When I do hard braking and floor the pedal, the car kind of chatters, and I feel a weird looseness in the petal. Is that just normal ABS? The light doesn't come on when I do that either

If you are not familiar with the feel of ABS in action, then, yes, the brake pedal will have a high-frequency pulsation or "chatter."

Feb 23, 2010 | 12:25 PM

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INTJ

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The test for air is "softness" in the pedal. You have to push it more and it does not feel direct. The chatter is how all abs feel.

Feb 23, 2010 | 01:57 PM

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SilverS2kF22C1

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Not sure if the S has a bleeder for the master cylinder but I had a similar issue on my Mustang years back after bleeding and I ended up having to bleed the master cylinder to get rid of the squishy pedal (it had a bleeder on the master cylinder like on the calipers)