Brake bleed

I'm really new to working on cars and now I have been helping out mom with her truck since I use it. I got new rotors and pads, but would like to know how to make the brakes firm they are not really bad but would like them to feel more firm . Am i worrying about nothing or leave them or would a bleed restore them so my foot doesn't travel so far when applying the brakes? 2009

 

I would say watch a couple YouTube vids on how to bleed the system there’s several ways it can be done. And as a auto technician I still like the 2 person method the best one person inside pumping the brake pedal and another opening the bleeder worst part of that job is braking the bleeder strew loose without it breaking I would pb blast them a day before. To help

 

It won’t hurt to bleed them some. In fact, many cars will have the brake fluid overflow from the reservoir when installing new pads because they topped it off when the brake fluid was low after the extension of the brake calipers/pad wear. When you retract the calipers to add new brake pads, that fluid is pushed back into the reservoir. I would bleed them some beforehand, change the pads, pump the brakes afterwards, and top off any missing fluid.

 

Bad/ old brake fluid can produce a soft pedal.
Also, there’s a thread around here somewhere about exercising the ABS system to stiffen up the brake pedal.
I would flush the system completely (starting farthest from the master cylinder and working your way to the closest) then exercise the ABS system by finding a gravel road and mashing on the brake pedal a couple times.

 

thank you for the responses i am satisfied and informed have a great holiday in your trucks and with family and have a happy new year

 

I replaced all the calipers on my 2010, I used a vacuum bleeder to flush out the air and replace the old fluid, worked very well and it is a one man job.

 

I have a second question pertaining to this one. I was reading in another fsm on the infini I have and it's was saying when u adjust the parking brake it prevents it from using the abs senor or sliding. I have locked up the brakes on the tundra and the abs goes off and locks and slides. Say I do the brake bled it will still do this correct. And to make this not happen frequently after I bled them would I then consider adjusting the parking brake so that I'm not locking up and sliding when in case I have to make a emergency stop.

 

I have found that by heating the bleeder till its cherry then let it cool will break the rust bond free.