Brake problem

After 35000 miles front brakes needed replacing. Installed new front
pads. Job went well with no problems installing the front pads. I did
not open the system to bled since I was only replacing the front pads.
Now I find the brake pedel has too much travel and has developed a
slight clicking noise when it travels down so far. Clicking noise
sounds like its coming from the brake pedal the last 1/2" of travel.

Do I need to bleed them? The rears still have about 60 % left to
them. Any ideas.

If I need to bled them. What the best way. Car has ABS brakes.

Thank you......Joe

On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:48:21 -0400, wrote:

>After 35000 miles front brakes needed replacing. Installed new front
>pads. Job went well with no problems installing the front pads. I did
>not open the system to bled since I was only replacing the front pads.
>Now I find the brake pedel has too much travel and has developed a
>slight clicking noise when it travels down so far. Clicking noise
>sounds like its coming from the brake pedal the last 1/2" of travel.
>
>Do I need to bleed them? The rears still have about 60 % left to
>them. Any ideas.
>
>If I need to bled them. What the best way. Car has ABS brakes.
>
>Thank you......Joe


Yes bleed the system because when you collapsed the calipers to change
pads you may have pushed some fluid out of reservoir and now your are
low on fluid.
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On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:48:21 -0400, wrote:

>After 35000 miles front brakes needed replacing. Installed new front
>pads. Job went well with no problems installing the front pads. I did
>not open the system to bled since I was only replacing the front pads.
>Now I find the brake pedel has too much travel and has developed a
>slight clicking noise when it travels down so far. Clicking noise
>sounds like its coming from the brake pedal the last 1/2" of travel.
>
>Do I need to bleed them? The rears still have about 60 % left to
>them. Any ideas.
>
>If I need to bled them. What the best way. Car has ABS brakes.
>
>Thank you......Joe

My best guess would be that you upset the proportioning valve when you
forced the fluid back out of the calipers back to the master cylinder.
With the engine running hit the brakes a couple of times as hard and
as fast as you can. The sudden movement of brake fluid is often
enough to reset the proportioning valve.

Steve B.