3 amigos gone,,, abs works again as does the tc and downhill decent.


why is the brake system on the discovery so temperamental?

 

How did you flush it. The RAVE way or the normal way?

 

What code were you getting?

 

did it the old fashioned way,,, sucked as much out of the master cylinder as i could and poured in new fluid. then just had my dad pump the brakes as i turned the wrench on the bleed valve.

the feel of the brakes are way better. the feel of the rear brakes giving up at a stop is gone and all the systems seem to be working.


i gotta think it had something to do with the brake pad swap and maybe not bleeding well then and causing issues now,,,

i dont know what code i was getting. one local indy shop wanted the truck for half a day to pull codes and i called BS and the dealer would do it for me in 30min and wanted shop labor which is fine, but until those buggers flash on again i am not spending money.

 

I did my brake flush immediately after changing rotors and pads, still have a little softness in the pedal, they should be pretty hard after a fluid flush, right? or no?

 

Yeah, when done in a way that doesn't let air back into the system it should perform like any other car. but recently i have found it tricky to open the bleed valve just right without letting air in through the threads. its hard though and i resorted to using teflon tape on the threads on a DI and it worked. try that

 

^ should be, have you replaced the lines yet? Once those rubber hoses get some years on them they flex even more than usual. If you only have a little softness I think some SS lines would fix the glitch.

To the OP, please let me know when you figure this one out! Are your lights back on yet?

 

I havent replaced my Brake lines W/ Stainless Steel lines yet... I plan to tho...

 

Any good sources for stainless steel lines?

 

I was wondering the same thing....