Rear Brake flush, now brakes do not work
 

i have a 98 f3

front brakes are great

went to do a brake flush on the rear, used dot 4 brake fluid. (same stuff i used in my track car, AP Racing) i figured it wouldn't make a difference.

got all the air out, but now my rear brake sucks balls


is there some sort of trick to this?

thanks

RE: Rear Brake flush, now brakes do not work
 

DOT 4 is the recommended fluid.

What makes it suck? Does it feel soft or spongy? Does it fade?

RE: Rear Brake flush, now brakes do not work
 

i have dot 4 fluid


before i changed it, i could lock up my rear tire, and it had a lot more stopping power

now that I changed it, the pedal is hard, but it just doesn't come to a stop, well it does, hardly at all. i can press down as hard as i can, and still nothing happens

RE: Rear Brake flush, now brakes do not work
 

Did you replace the pads or get any brake fluid on the pads that were on it? I just put new pads on my bike and I didn't think it was going to stop at all. After riding the rear brakes for awhile they started working great.

RE: Rear Brake flush, now brakes do not work
 

You still have air in the line. The higher you get the rear when you bleed them the better.