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Bleed the whole system,incl the clutch as it shares the same fluid.sounds like old gunky brake fluid is your problem now.


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Brake fluid should be changed every few years at the max!

NEVER use an old or pre-opened can either. Also use a fresh bottle of it. Moisture is your dire enemy... I recommend Valvoline SynPower.


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Let the brakes cool off and drive the car again. If you still have the problem change the brake fluid. If you still have a problem, you may have caused a problem from trying too hard to bed in the new pads. If you have glazed the pads and rotors, you will need to clean off the glaze. Rough sand paper on the discs and pads might do the trick, but sometimes it is easier to just machine the rotors with a light cut and sand the pads.

We had an Explorer in the shop about two weeks ago that just would not bed in until the rotors were cut again. The owner lived in the mountains and overheated the brakes before they were properly bedded in. After cutting the rotors, we kept the car for several days, driving it often, until we were happy with the bedding in before releasing it back to the customer.


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Hey Terry, in the Haynes manual, it said I have to take the bleed screw on the release resoviour off to let the fluid out. But the manual didn't say where that is... Do I have to take the tranny assy off to do this?


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Bleed the whole system,incl the clutch as it shares the same fluid.sounds like old gunky brake fluid is your problem now.


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If you take off your air cleaner and look down at the tranny, you can see the clutch bleed screw.


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