bleeding brakes

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when should I...and how do I?

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when you feel a mushy pedal.. how do you do it... put a friend with a slurpee in your driver seat, take off the tires (starting with the right rear) farthest from the master cylinder. the way you bleed is you open ul the bleeder plug on the caliper, ( i have a little rubber hose that i connect to it so that it doesnt spill all over the caliper)... ok so you tell your friend to pump the brakes before you open the plug that'll get the pedal real hard. once he does that he should hold the pedal in. this is when you open the bleeder plug. you'll see the fluid coming out of your line. the trick is to close the plug right after all the fluid has come out. then your friend lets go of the pedal and the lines fill up again with fluid. do this twice and you'll get all the air out of your lines. then go to the next farthest wheel and do the same thing, etc etc.

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thx....since were on the topic of brakes....would some better pads be worth it on my stock rotors how much better are they than the stock pads...and what kind to you recommend?

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i found the trd pads on ebay for 80 bux shipped... i was like.. eh 20 dollars more and they cant be worse... so i put them in... they're really nice once you heat them up... otherwise in normal street driving its all normal.

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thanks man im real ignorant on brakes....dont know much.....how bout steel braided lines...will these effect how the brakes feel....cuz after i go canyon carving real hard my brakes feel softer than normal...also if i were to get a big brake upgrade will they fit on the stock 16's?

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The SS lines will help pedal feel. The stock rubber hoses allow some radial expansion, which makes the pedal feel a little soft. These would only be necessary if you are planning on being a hard core autox-er or road racing.