After replacing the calipers on my car and bled the brakes by hand, the brake pedal went to the floor?

Tiny
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These are the same pads but now that you mention it possible. We recently went from the standard $19.99 brake pads from AZ to the ceramic which are much thicker. Could it be these are just a bit too big? The caliper released a little pressure but not enough, hopefully a few more bleeds. Do you know of any safe point to jack up the whole front and/or back? Jacking up individual tires at a time is a pita with a scissor jack rather use my 5 to hydraulic floor jack thanks. I'll let you know how it works out.
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Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 AT 9:37 PM
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There isn't any place to lift it unless you have a rack. I guess you could lift one side at a time, and put a safety stand under one side at a time. Other than that, I'm not sure what to tell you.

Don't laugh. I've had brake pads that are too thick. I sand them down on the concrete floor to eliminate the issue until they fit properly. I clean them up with brake clean after that, but it does work.

Let me know how things work out for you. Also, the pads I'm referring to also came from AZ. It doesn't happen often, but it has happened.

Let me know.

Joe
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025 AT 6:50 PM
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Okay, that's what I have been doing. It makes bleeding the brakes take 30 mins instead of 5. Remember when you could lie on the ground and reach the bleeder valves without having to jack up car? I miss common sense building instead of trying to make it harder to work on yourself. I'll try concrete sanding the pads if multiple bleedings don't work.
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Friday, January 10th, 2025 AT 11:16 AM
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Hi,

Sounds like a plan. If you have a chance, let me know how things work out for you.

Take care,

Joe
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Friday, January 10th, 2025 AT 7:29 PM
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Okay, I know this took a while, but it worked thanks! Had car up on 4 5-ton jackstands and wind and rain came through. I woke up in the morning with the car sitting on the ground with no tires. One jack stand held so I had a jack point at least. I bled the brakes and e brake 4 times, and the 4th time noticed there were no air bubbles, but the fluid barely came through the bleeder, I had a hose on so I could watch bubbles. The 5th time through the cycle that rear caliper pushed a bunch of fluid through like it normally should! Guess what caliper is working properly! Thanks for the help, I'm not sure if clog in line or the eBrake not being bleed correctly. So that part of car is fixed thanks again!
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 AT 3:19 PM
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 AT 10:12 AM
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