No brake pedal, at wits end...

[Purplefade]

Originally Posted by EODguy

You know what they say....

A happy wife doesn't need to move a rolled-up carpet.

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The irony in that statement is that I was out in the driveway at 6:30 AM Saturday morning cutting a rug out of the rear axle... she ran over it in the road as she was turning on to our street (thank God) from dropping my daughter off at work.


She might just drive it long enough that I have to get a new one

[Purplefade]

Originally Posted by Attacking Mid

I too had a heck of a time bleeding my E53's brakes. It was as if somehow air was being re-introduced to the system. After going through several liters of fluid and trying everything I could think of, I got them to maybe 80% and called it good. I hoped that driving it for a while and then bleeding again might do it, but I haven't had a chance in months as my adult son has been driving it as his DD for most of this year.

The only thing I didn't try from above is activating only one ABS solenoid at a time. I may give that a try when I get the next chance.

Somehow it's comforting just to know I'm not the only one!

AM.

Brother it is, it is!! I watched guys that I learned from scratch their heads at this thing, it was mind boggling. I'm sure some wiz-bang Technician somewhere will point and laugh at this one day - "jackass couldn't bleed brakes"... and to that I'd say that Technician never worked on an E53


I went rounds with this thing, and there was a moment that I thought it was going to win.


Hang in there, I am living proof that it can be done, I had quadruple checked everything, I knew it had to be a bleeding issue... 16 hours later and, like I say, I have a really good pedal now - all but not what I remembered prior, but a really good pedal. Everyone who drives it tells me that there isn't a pedal issue anymore, its a me issue - LOL...


(but I know I can get it better)

[EODguy]

Originally Posted by Purplefade

The irony in that statement is that I was out in the driveway at 6:30 AM Saturday morning cutting a rug out of the rear axle... she ran over it in the road as she was turning on to our street (thank God) from dropping my daughter off at work.


She might just drive it long enough that I have to get a new one

It's funny, but at least it was close to the house and no lines or connections were wiped out so I'm glad it turned out to be an easy fix for you!

Wait till you get a plastic bag stuck to your hot rotor....

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[Happy]

Originally Posted by EODguy

Wait till you get a plastic bag stuck to your hot rotor...

Ugghhh….


E53 RiPPeR
XOuTPoST jUNkiE
ReVELaTiON 22:21

[StephenVA]

Originally Posted by EODguy

Wait till you get a plastic bag stuck to your hot rotor....

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The best are the ones that hit the exhaust and melt.

Here on the East coast we get suicidal birds going into the grills. Nothing but puree and a claw sticking out. Hummm! I am up to three this year on road trips.

[EODguy]

I lost a headlight sprayer to a dove awhile back, but I will point out that even a green scrubby pad won't clean brake pads with the new grocery bag sealant!!


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[workingonit]

Originally Posted by Purplefade

... - "jackass couldn't bleed brakes"... and to that I'd say that Technician never worked on an E53 (substitute Chevy Cobalt)

... I had quadruple (how about 9 times bleeding all, repeatedly) checked everything, I knew it had to be a bleeding issue...

As I posted earlier https://xoutpost.com/1224957-post13.html, I've had a similar problem with my wife's old Cobalt. I just resumed working at solving the problem, and as it's coming up on two years, the inspection & registration are long expired, and I can't really road-test it like I'd like, or even drive it to a shop, since it has to be inspected first (circular logic failure), So, I drive it between rush hours in my semi-rural locale.

I could drive it, as it's got better brakes than my old '69 C-10, which I used as a daily driver/racecar towing rig for 2+ years. The daily drive was 120+ miles thru the worst of DFW traffic, too. But, my wife would be incapable of modulating the pedal to do so successfully in her Cobalt. And, I don't think it'd pass inspection with a sinking brake pedal.

So, congrats on your victory, and wish me luck. I've got to get this done so my wife can sell it (she's about to get her mother's newer car soon). She also wants to sell at least another of our five vehicles, but the X5 is not in the discussion.