Need help!
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Need help!
Well I did my front brakes today but in the beginning I messed up and un did the bolts holding the caliper to the caliper mount instead of just undoing the caliper bracket from the spindle. So brake fluid came out. Got everything togethere pumped brakes a dozen times but just mush. So now do I need to bleed them or did I mess something else up? Also it wont come out of park do to no brakes i guess . No lights are on. And can i bleed the old fashoin way by having a person pump and hold the brakes while i open the valve. I have a 2008 e350 with sport package if that helps. please help dont want to go to dealor
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It isn't clear. You removed the bolts holding the caliper to the bracket and fluid came out. That should not happen unless you removed the bolts holding the fluid line OR the caliper design is a two piece design. However if you have a mushy brake there could be two reasons. You might have air in the lines and the pads may not be seated. It's hard to define how much mush you have on line. You didn't say if you had any alarms for brakes on the FSS???
If your only issues is a bit mush for unseated pads they will eventually seat.
If I had air in the caliper I would pull out my Motive pressure bleeder and bleed the caliper and adding only MB approved fluids to top off.
If your only issues is a bit mush for unseated pads they will eventually seat.
If I had air in the caliper I would pull out my Motive pressure bleeder and bleed the caliper and adding only MB approved fluids to top off.
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