Ok, this is not for a thirdgen but shouldn't matter.

This is a '96 Nissan Sentra. Today I replaced the front brake pads and rotor, and now I have a problem.
In order to compress the piston back so I could fit the new brake pads over the rotors I had to loosen the bleeder screw, and then a bunch of brake fluid eventually leaked out. Well, I got everything on and bolted back up, but now there's no brake pedal. After putting it all back together, I checked the fluid reservoir and it was half empty, so I poured some fluid up to the top. Well..... that didn't do anything. When the car was off, I pumped the pedal a few times and it came back real stiff right away. When I turned the car on it was completely soft again, no brakes. Checked the reservoir, still full. Turn the car off, pedal comes back when I pump it, turn it on, goes away.

What am I doing wrong, or not doing that I should be? Please help, because now I can't drive it anywhere

Also, the right side brakes fit reeaal tight on the rotor when I put the new ones on and I couldn't compress them any further (or didnt care to try). I thought that they will self adjust, is this right or do I need to do something to that as well?

Thanks a lot guys, any help is much appreciated!

Tim

 

You aren't bleeding the brakes correctly, that's all. Plus you may have gotten some air in the lines if the fluid got too low. YOu shouldn't have loosened the bleeder screw when you compressed the piston. You should have just loosened the cap on the fluid reservoir, and then gently pushed the piston back in. Just bleed the brakes, get some help if you need to.


Ed

 

Thanks Ed. Can someone tell me real quick what to do to bleed the brakes?

Thanks again.

 

Search "bleeding brakes":

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...leeding+brakes

and

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...leeding+brakes

and

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...leeding+brakes


Ed

 

Thanks guys, got it!