New rear brake pads installed, now they don't work at all!

[White400]

Hey guys, I installed ne rear brake pads last night, now they don't work at all. It feels like there is no pressure when you kick the brake pedal down. Any ideas on how I can fix this????

[cals400ex]

ride on them for a while. they won't work good until you get them broke in. a few of my buddy ride with the brakes on to get them broke in. i don't necessarily treat them that hard but the proper feel comes with a bit of riding time.

[White400]

Is this still true even if they don't work at all? I can ride and step on the brake and nothing happens!

Originally posted by White400
Is this still true even if they don't work at all? I can ride and step on the brake and nothing happens! pump the pedal...hold it down & pop the bleeder screw...retighten bleeder screw & pump pedal more....do this a few times & see if it gets better

[cals400ex]

yes, you will need to make sure the lines are bled out. i thought that was already done.

[JOEX]

Originally posted by MixMasterMike
pump the pedal...hold it down & pop the bleeder screw...retighten bleeder screw & pump pedal more....do this a few times & see if it gets better
If you do this make sure you keep enough brake fluid in the master cylinder.

[White400]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I can always count on people here to help me out. Ride hard or don't ride at all!

[bulkdriverlp]

yea what they said, it took me a half hour of pumping and half bottle of fluid, but i did a bare frame resto

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