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    front and rear pad change... air in brakes? bled 3 times, still not perfect...

    thank you Yes, did bleed all four starting with the farthest wheel first, By the time I got to the driver's side front, there was a fair amount of air. Took off the back wheels and adjusted the screw, rear brakes work great now. Still checked for fluid level in the master after taking the car...
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    front and rear pad change... air in brakes? bled 3 times, still not perfect...

    more info... When the rears were done, my hubby took off the parking brake, and no did not tighten the 5mm allen screw, he thought this would only affect the parking brake. As we were adjusting the brake with them and did not want the parking brake too tight. Is this the screw you are referring...
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    front and rear pad change... air in brakes? bled 3 times, still not perfect...

    We changed the brake pads on our 2003 Mazda Protege 5, it was very frustrating, and my partner decided to remove the calipers to install the brake pads (never get a ford guy to do mazda!). We bled the brake lines, brakes were still soft, so we bled the valves on the caliper. Brakes were better...
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