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Brake pedal goes half-way to the floor, only the first time
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Brake pedal goes half-way to the floor, only the first time
On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 01:25:39 -0700 (PDT),
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I've had that happen with a couple of vehicles after I changed the
brake shoes or pads and didn't bleed their cylinders. Bleeding
always stopped the pedal from sinking.
After I bleed brakes, I close all the bleeder screws and pump the
pedal hard a few times. Then I open each screw, and usually no
fluid comes out right away, indicating there was still some air
inside.
Badly adjusted brakes will have a low pedal on first push, and come
up and be firm on second. Poorly bled brakes will come up a bit on
each succuessive push but will never be "firm"
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