Stefan_s Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Just fitted my 4 pots and bled all the brakes and the master cylinder and the pedal still feels spongy, anyone have any idea what could be the issue? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keri-WMS Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Hi Stefan - was it spongy before fitting the WMS kit? EDIT - Not our brakes, oops! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikey4410 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 when i bled my ae111 calipers they just woudnt bleed on one side .The other side took just 3-4 mins to get right ,the opposite side just wouldnt go hard. In the end i removed the bleed nipple all the way out and as it came out the caliper coughed and spluttered and the air came straight out (clearly a blockage within the nipple). After that i blasted the inside of nipple piece with carb cleaner ,popped it back in and bled like a treat !! hope this helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob_bower Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 yea the nipples are a bugger for clogging up but this would only affect the rears if you have fitted a new kit on the fronts. try re bleeding again all in the correct order, it only takes the smallest amount of air to make them spongy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan_s Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 Nah it wasn't spongy before, I'll give it another go and take the nipples off and see if that helps, cheers for the advice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I doubt you've done this but having the calipers on the wrong side, upside down, will give this problem. Dont know if WMS kits can be put on wrong though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan_s Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 It's actually a hispec brake setup and I'm sure there on the right way up cause I put them on the same way as they were in the pics on the car that they came off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Bleed nips pointing up the way aye ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan_s Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 Yeah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 If you only have one bleed nipple on the calipers, buy two more and replace the grub screws with bleed nipples, you'll probably find the problem will go. I had this problem and it turned out the nipples were at the bottom and the little 'pockets' where the grub screws sit we're holding air and causing a spongy pedal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan-11 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Theres 4 bleed nipples on wms calipers, 2 at the top and 2 at the bottom, bleed both top ones, do the same on the other side and see how it feels Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shorty Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Its a hispec 4pot kit not a wms kit guys. He has already stated that. Although tbf wms wilwood hispec ksport its all the same setup to bleed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARC MOSS Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I had this when i fitted my big brakes and my dad taught me an old neat trick of the trade!! With the engine off pump the pedal until it goes solid and then put something like a bar to Press the pedal down hard and leave it overnight.. This forces any air out of the aireated fluid trust me it bloody works Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keri-WMS Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Oops, thought you'd got one of our kits - are you sure HiSpec got the piston size right for the car etc? Was surprised when you said you were having a soft pedal with (what I thought was) one of our kits to be honest... Good luck, hope HiSpec can help you find the problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARC MOSS Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 How many bleed nipples? My highspec 6 pots have four each and they were easy to bleed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan_s Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Just one on each caliper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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