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 Post subject: Brake pedal travel
PostPosted: Sun May 03, 2015 4:34 pm 
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Hi guys, after rebuilding brembos brake pedal has got massive free travel. Bleeded few times with pressure bleeder, no air. Any ideas?

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 Post subject: Re: Brake pedal travel
PostPosted: Sun May 03, 2015 6:32 pm 
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Hi :)

If the pedal PUMPS UP after first pump or two its air bubbles.....more bleeding required....

All the best Brett :)

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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2015 5:10 pm 
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Rebuilt my front brembo calipers on my s2 and was just as you described for a while. I had to bleed the whole braking system through several times before a good result.

Now much better, I was using a self bleed gunson kit, but dropped this method in favour off the old fashioned method with wife helping depressing the pedal.

Hope this helps but I agree it's almost certainly air bubbles.

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 Post subject: Re: Brake pedal travel
PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2015 6:56 pm 
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start the furthest point from the cylinder, NS rear Outer if brembos, then work your way to the shortest

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