1999 Durango front brakes

WIDOW511

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1999 DODGE DURANGO
V8
4WD
AUTOMATIC
198,000 MILES

We recently changed the front brake pads and rotors on our durango, we went to bleed the brake lines and it doesnt seem to be working. The brakes hit the floor and the abs and brake light our lit up on the dash. Did we miss something? What do we do now? The front brakes are not working at all now.

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 AT 4:42 PM

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FIXITMR

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Why did you bleed brakes in the first place? Usually changing pads and rotors does not require this.

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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 AT 5:03 PM

WIDOW511

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Is this the reason why we still dont have brakes and the lights are lit up?

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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 AT 5:14 PM

FIXITMR

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I take it you have done brake bleeding before? When you put new pads on, you push the caliper piston back into it's housing all the way, which is actually bleeding the line backwards. So no reason to bleed after your done putting on pads.

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Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 AT 5:48 AM

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Thanks. Can you tell me why the brakes still are not working and the lights are on on the dash? A friend of mine changed the pads and rotors for me and now the brakes hit the floor and the only brakes that seem to be working are the rear brakes. Would like to know what he needs to recheck in order to fix.

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Thursday, February 10th, 2011 AT 10:45 PM