Guest sphen02 Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 ok...so this is kinda strange or atleast i think, but i just replaced my brakes up front, new rotors pads calipers everything, bled the brakes and everything, but when i drive the car the brake pedal is really light almost mushy until about half way thru the pedal stroke and then its like it hits a wall and thats when the brakes grab, and itll grab hard. but its just kinda weird to me that the pedal goes down that far before the brakes grab, any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Originally posted by Ricochet: Sure you don't have some air in the lines? +1 Go to the parts store and buy a 1 man bleeder system (clear hose and a bottle) and retry with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sphen02 Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 we bled the brakes like 5 times, im damn near positive there is no air in those lines, and we had a bleeder EDIT: im gonna try bleedin em again tomorrow tho just for good measure, maybe i should just drain the whole damn system heh, and refill it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenred27 Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 adjust the rear shoes if it has any. if rear disk car check the caliper slides/pins and pads for any kind of binding or froze pins. if shoes are out of adj the master cly will have to push additional amount of fluid to the wheel cly. causind a mushy pedal. also same applies to the front there would be to much free space between caliper rotor or pads. hopefully i made sense and didnt ramble on to much smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 where did the brakes used to grab brake pedals have play just like a clutch pedal. you may also want to make sure your brake booster is working properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenred27 Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 the brake booster will not have any effect on brake pedal travel. or where the brakes grab at. booster is a big rubber blater that assists the throw of brake pedal and master cyl push rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 how did you bleed the brakes. I was always tought to do the farthest from the master cylnder first (passenger rear) and work your way up.. I think I had the same problem on my old corolla gts, but I can't remember . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 Originally posted by Buck531: I think I had the same problem on my old corolla gts, but I can't remember . Aka, the car you never should have sold. If you still had that car you could have sold it for $$$ to some ricer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinergi Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 Originally posted by boro hachi: ok...so this is kinda strange or atleast i think, but i just replaced my brakes up front, new rotors pads calipers everything, bled the brakes and everything, but when i drive the car the brake pedal is really light almost mushy until about half way thru the pedal stroke and then its like it hits a wall and thats when the brakes grab, and itll grab hard. but its just kinda weird to me that the pedal goes down that far before the brakes grab, any suggestions? Well, I can tell you Toyotas have been know for their problem with MASTER CYLINDERS. I've had a lot of Toyotas and I've noticed this to be of concern, especially with Celicas. Master cylinders aren't that cheap to get, but if you've replaced everything else of major consequence, I would be pretty confident that the MC needs replaced. Also, you might want to try to adjust out your rear brakes as well, especially if they are drums. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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