j-d wrote:
I think I mentioned when we corresponded, don't let the master cylinder go DRY. Were you able to prevent that, before and during the brake bleeding process?
SRockwood wrote:
Did you let it sit long enough with the lines disconnected for air bubbles to get back up into the MC or let it run dry? If so, it still needs to be bench bled.
:oNow that I am reading these responses, I can say, yep, I let the MC go dry during the front-end install. Shame on me.:S
Well, I'm going to move on!
I looked at the service records for the vehicle and saw that this is the original MC, so I went ahead and ordered a new MC from RockAuto. I figure as long as I have brand-spanking new calipers, pads and rotors, I might as well go all-in at this point and get a new cylinder.
It's still likely that in the middle of all of this, the ABS needs to be cycled, bled and reset. I found a mobile brake service here in Austin that will do the deed here in my driveway for 75 bucks.
I would just do, as some suggest, drive the vehicle until the ABS regained its senses but unfortunately, my driveway is situated at the top of a hill on a very busy street. Not a good place to experiment with questionable brakes.
Anywhoozle, thanks for all the great, thoughtful questions and suggestions.
