Can't lock my tires!

[hoveringuy]

I just got back from 7 months overseas and the car has been sitting.

The brakes felt like crap at first but then felt better after a few miles. They still felt vaguely spongy and I couldn't lock the wheels from any speed.

I just finished bleeding the brakes all around and although it improved slightly I still can't lock them up.

What's the problem? I don't think my legs are too weak...

MC?

Hoveringuy

[SchnellerVert]

Ah why would you want to lock them up? Your car has ABS aka anti-lock braking system.

Suggestion new fluid and new pads and rotors. Call out to RRT in Sterling great shop. Rotor head from Andrews or Belvoir?

[hoveringuy]

Yeah, it's not that I want to lock them up but I would like to know that I can. I can't even get the ABS to kick in so how much performance am I losing?

I have new fluid, good powerslot rotors and PBR pads.

I'm C-12's Andrews, former helo (HSL & HS) and DC-9.

Hoveringuy

[Erick]

Have you bled all four corners? Usually you'd want to bleed the brakes by the farthest caliper from the brake reservior and work your way to the closest one.

I'd suggest a leak, but it'd be getting significantly worse. I'd check brake master cylinder.

When I returned from vacation a few years ago, my clutch slave cylinder took a crap as soon as I pressed the clutch. Made a mess under the car and I couldnt even drive it out of the garage.

[SchnellerVert]

Do a good bled as suggested, and may want to consider changing your flexible lines. They are old and often neglected.

I had to replace a hard line in my car recently. You have a decent autoskills center there so between there and Belvoir or Boiling you should be all right.

C-12's, Contract maintance? I thought they fell under Dynacorp?

[hoveringuy]

I've bled all four, exactly like you said from the farthest in. I didn't notice any obvious ballooning on the rubber lines, do they go bad?

I haven't been losing fluid so I don't suspect that I have a leak. I will put a new master cylinder and rubber lines on my shopping list.

Yes, I use the Andrews AFB shop. It's average. The best I've seen yet was at Ft Rucker, they were stocked with everything.

This was my first winter here and I am shocked at how much corrosion the car has picked up from just one winter. Today was my first look under the car since I got back. It's been absolutely rust free until now. Arizona car and I've been in rust-friendly areas.

Why do they need to salt the roads here???

[SchnellerVert]

black ice or glare ice depending on where you are from. Skip the rubber lines and do some stainless. But that's my opinion. Stay with a stock sized MC.

[sticksdaman]

i actually prefer my 25mm master cyl it feels much stiffer than stock and gives me great confidence should an emergency arise.

but as said before stainless lines and new MC would be the direction id go