I have a question regarding bleeding of the brake system.

I just replaced the rear calipers, rotors and pads on my 97 Discovery for the first time.

I bled both of the rear calipers using one of those neat little one man bleeder kits with the plastic bottle and tube assembly. The brake pedal still seems to feel pretty "soft". The vehicle stops fine, but the brake pedal does trael all the way to the floor and never really feels firm.

I don't have another Disco to compare it to, shouldn't the pedal feel firm like right away?


Do I need to bleed the master cylinder also?

Should I continue to bleed the rear calipers or what?

Thanks for your assistance.

I must add that I got the parts from RN. As well as the new bearings and hub wrench adapter and the answers to some questions that popped up during my ordeal.

The only issue I had was replacement nyloc nuts for the ABS sensor ring reassembly and new bolts for the brake calipers. I ended up getting these from the local Land Rover dealership. It would have been nice if both had been/were included along with the caliper and rotors like the spring and pin kit. It would have saved me considerable delay in completing the rebuild.

I want to thank Les and the rest of the crew for their assistance in this effort. Without your assistance, the Disco would still be up on jacks in the driveway. It's great to have it on all four wheels again.

This is the wrong time of year to be working on the Rover outside.