Originally Posted by Punkin
HDDP,
Something you said prompts my question, When changing your pads, if you did not break the lines integrity, do you need to bleed the lines and if why? I'm a DIY shadetree mech for 35+ years and have not done it for the drum or disk pad changes. Have I been running on borrowed time all these years??
Greg
At least you had to open the bleeder to separate the caliper pistons to remove the caliper and pads, correct ? It's always good practice to bleed the lines during a brake change... Sorry, I'm just a DIY mechanic myself, but I'm really careful about brakes...
A race crew mechanic once told me "if your car doesn't start, no biggy ... but if your car doesn't stop, you're dead" !!!
As long as you didn't disconnect the brake lines from the calipers during your change, you should not have gotten any air sucked back into the lines... If your brakes feel fine, then nothing to worry about... If they feel spongy then bleed the lines and see if that helps...
Sorry for being a school marm...
