Brakes In A 34, Or Any Skyline

[nuffsaid]

Hi all,

I noticed that in my 34, I have to step on the brake pedal a fair bit more to get it to stop. The feel of the brakes are poorer at very low speeds e.g. 5-10km/hr.

Stopping from normal speeds is okay, but when you slow down to 5-10km/hr, you have to give the brakes a little push further to bring it to a complete stop.

I am used to driving new cars where you can just step on the pedal at a constant rate and it will come to a stop.

I don't know whether this is just how the brakes are or whether something is wrong with mine.

Can anybody offer any insight?

Thanks

[sewid]

Something is wrong with yours.

[nuffsaid]

Well thanks for that. Can anybody else see what could possibly be wrong with the brakes?

[zohnny]

Well, I would do simple check like pads, brake fluid level first. Have you flushed the brake fluid? Check your maintance manual and see when you need to change them. I believe most of car should be changed once every two years.

[nuffsaid]

Car was only complianced last month, and unfortunately I do not have a service history for it. Pads look good ie. plenty of meat on them, I might just have to do a brake fluid flush coz it probably has never been done.

How much fluid is needed when bleeding brakes on a 34? Id say it would be the same as a 33 right>?

Edited November 10, 2005 by nuffsaid

[Wink]

Maybe fitting a brake cylinder stopper will stop this?

[Abo Bob]

You can do it with a 1 litre bottle but sometimes it takes just a fraction more which is annoying. It should have new pads and fluid from the compliancing so perhaps there is an air bubble in there.

Either way, bleed your brakes and get back to us.

[nuffsaid]

Yeah a pain when the they come in 500ml bottles and each bottle is around 25 dollars.

The pads look new, I have no idea what they are though.

Ill try my best and having the brakes bled and will keep yas informed. Thanks for your help all!

[ed]

Bleed them for sure.

If you idle with foot on brakes, does the pedal drop to the ground sometimes?

[nuffsaid]

Nopes not at all.

[nsm034]

i also have the same problem. have replaced the pads, fluid and sandblasted the rotors and still fells crappy.

[nuffsaid]

Just checked with compliance people who did my car, brake fluids were replaced last month and pads would have been replaced with Nissan pads if less than 50% were used up.

My pedal feels quite hard when braking, it feels as if the pads arent gripping the rotors properly. Will check them out this weekend.

[SKY031]

It may be your pads....if you have pads which are more track oriented than road oriented, they might need to warm up a bit before they start working well.

..but having said that, I reckon the brake pedal in Skyline feels totally different to the brake in any other car.

[dezz]

sounds like the same as my brothers...but thats in an ED Fairmont. i hate driving his car because it feels like there's no brakes there, even though they are fine. its just that the pedal is stiff as

[nuffsaid]

Yeah Id like to get an idea of what kinda pads are in there. Really need to drive another 34 to compare also. Hmmz.

[nuffsaid]

Mechanics have said that the ABS is working fine and the brakes are fine. Checked the vacuum lines and everything is good.

I think the pads may be a slightly hard compound making the feel not that great. They also said I am probably not used to driving a big heavy car also.

[Muz]

Mechanics have said that the ABS is working fine and the brakes are fine. Checked the vacuum lines and everything is good.

I think the pads may be a slightly hard compound making the feel not that great. They also said I am probably not used to driving a big heavy car also.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

First of all, and believe it or not, the R34 Skyline is not a big heavy car when compared to local products. From memory, the the Skyline is nearly 300 Kg lighter than the BA Falcon. It may be heavy when compared to some fibreglassed monster but at 1350 kg does not rate in the heavy catergory.

I use EBC Greenstuf pads and these suckers will just about put you thru the windscreen. Their temp range is 50C to 650C, have next to no squeal when cold and only need one application to come up to temp from cold. Do not suffer from fade on street and spirited driving use, next to none in brake dust and are relatively gentle on the rotors.

Definitely sounds like you may have a bubble.

Cheers and good luck

Muz

[nuffsaid]

A bubble?