Hello,
My wife's Mini got the brake pads warning light.
It's 2006 model, and mileage is around 30000 miles. The brake pads and disks were never replaced.
Anyway, when I was replacing pads, one of the rear caliper pistons was PIA. I had to unscrew the bleeder nut so I can push the piston in. While I was doing it, it spilled quite a bit of bake fluid.
After I finished the job, I tested the brake, and the brake pedal went all the way in, and there was no brake. I realized that since I opened the bleeder screw, I had to bleed the fluid.
So I did it. Start from RR, RL, RF, and LF order. The right rear (the one that I had to open the bleeder screw) was full of air. Other 3 were fine.
After bleeding was done, I test drove the car, and it felt almost same as before I replaced the pads. Does this mean I need to replace the rotors too?
Does this mean the air is still in the system?
I know I need to change rotors when I change the pads 2nd time.
Can anyone give me some advice?
Thank you.
My wife's Mini got the brake pads warning light.
It's 2006 model, and mileage is around 30000 miles. The brake pads and disks were never replaced.
Anyway, when I was replacing pads, one of the rear caliper pistons was PIA. I had to unscrew the bleeder nut so I can push the piston in. While I was doing it, it spilled quite a bit of bake fluid.
After I finished the job, I tested the brake, and the brake pedal went all the way in, and there was no brake. I realized that since I opened the bleeder screw, I had to bleed the fluid.
So I did it. Start from RR, RL, RF, and LF order. The right rear (the one that I had to open the bleeder screw) was full of air. Other 3 were fine.
After bleeding was done, I test drove the car, and it felt almost same as before I replaced the pads. Does this mean I need to replace the rotors too?
Does this mean the air is still in the system?
I know I need to change rotors when I change the pads 2nd time.
Can anyone give me some advice?
Thank you.