some questions about brakes

[nickmp0wer]

how do i bleed the master cylinder? do i need to bleed the ATE 750 MC?

how tight should i be tighting the stainless lines? I've got then pretty damn tight but i could go tighter but i dont want to strip anything


is there any trick to getting the rear rotors off? do i just need to take off the allen bolt that holds it on?

[e9nine]

What exactly are you doing? A new master cyl, rotors, pads and SS lines.

Bleed the rear pass side wheel, rear drivers side wheel, front pass. wheel, front drivers wheel.

Don't tighten them too hard :shock:

Correct to get the rear rotor to come off; caliper off, rotor screw off and hammer it a tad to get it loose.

[nickmp0wer]

hmm, i did the hammering and it just wasnt happening. I will try agian tmr.

yeah im doign what you said. Even though i found almost new pads with no wear sensors im still putting in the Ultimates.

[Brew]

You will need to bench bleed the master cylinder before you put it in the car. Do a search.

On the rear brakes: first make sure that your parking brake is released. :P (It happens to the best of us) If it is, and the rotors still wont budge, you should adjust the parking brake shoes until the rotors slide off fairly easily. If you just wail on them with a hammer you're likely to damage the parking brake.

[nickmp0wer]

I can remember turing the rotor around by hand when i was hammering on it but i'll try adjusting the shoes

[Brew]

I can remember turing the rotor around by hand when i was hammering on it but i'll try adjusting the shoes

A lot of the time you can spin the rotor but it won't come off because of the worn-in lip on the drum part of the rotor.

[nickmp0wer]

how does the wear sensor wire attach to the pads? im not seeing anything on the Axxis Ultimate

[nickmp0wer]

i loosened the parking brake inside the car and they both still wont move. they arent loose they are firm as could be. I have taken all the caliper stuff and the rotor retaining bolt off.

[nickmp0wer]

anyone else have any ideas of what this could be? im really quite sure everything is off that needs to be, think its just stuck on there?

[cthulu703]

After removing the rotor bolt, rubber faced mallet.

[nickmp0wer]

i tried that, still feels like its bolted on

[Brew]

Get yourself some new rear rotors and get the BFH out.