brake problems

ONLY for ADVANCED technical discussion about the 240sx!
MikeYeeS13
Posts: 36
Joined: Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:47 pm

Post

Hey everybody,So my s13 coupe has recentcly had sudden drops in pedal pressure randomly. When this happens, I pump it up and it works fine, but then sometimes the brake pedal will just go almost alll the way to the floor before it starts to brake. This just starrted to happen after I put on my shocks and springs. Today, I put new rotors on the front and I'm going to do the rear ones tommorow.This seemed to help squeel alot. The pads are all 2weeks old,(but were mad glazed from the old rotors). The master cylinder stays full, and sometimes it seems that my rear brakes stick and squeel/squeek. Hopefully the new rear rotors will stop that. Otherwise, has antone had a similar problem with s13's?By the way, I have No ABS.


navysnail
Posts: 3335
Joined: Wed Feb 11, 2004 1:33 pm
Car: 1990 Nissan 240SX fastback

Post

it sounds alot like a leak, check the rear calipers when you do the rotors

MikeYeeS13
Posts: 36
Joined: Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:47 pm

Post

I do not see any leakage. Ok, there is really somrthing wrong here. I pulled the rear brakes, and the pads are all 2 weeks old, but the passenger side pads are almost done! Nearly metal on metal! the indicator is like 3/4 gone! the drivers side pads are still almost new! Why is my Passenger side caliper sticking so bad! And what do I do???

180fan
Posts: 7799
Joined: Sat Dec 14, 2002 12:16 pm
Car: 89 fastback

Post

if you've no leaks anywhere then chances are it's your master. are you losing brake fluid? If so you've probably got a leak somewhere, but if not then it's probably your master.

MikeYeeS13
Posts: 36
Joined: Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:47 pm

Post

No leaks anywhere. Master stays full. What about my sticking rear caliper?

User avatar
xekushnr
Posts: 5084
Joined: Thu Jun 03, 2004 7:51 am
Car: '90 Nissan 240SX Hatch
Contact:

Post

does the pedal feel spongy? if it does then bleed your brakes, it could be air in your system. otherwise it sounds like you should readjust your passenger side brakes and check your master cylinder.

MikeYeeS13
Posts: 36
Joined: Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:47 pm

Post

Whats a slider and how exactly do you readjust brakes? I just put the pads and rotor on new, and they seem to rub when I had the car up and was spinning the wheel with Ebrake off.?


Return to “240SX Technical Forum”