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Spongy brakes Please help

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Old 02-25-2010, 09:56 AM
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Good stuff, Im glad you didnt break off any bleeders. And yeah, and cheap set of 1/4 drives are thicker, but the quality brand sockets are thinner walled. I personally use Mastercraft or Craftsman brand tools if they make what I need... Ive broken a few and you cant beat their warranty - take to store, grab new one off shelf, take broken and new to customer service, sign a receipt, done!
 
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ok here i go i have a spongy brake pedal when my truck is running. i have good pedal when it is off. i have bleed the brakes about 6 times i have a new master cylinder and new calipers and new pads i also bench bleed the master cylinder i still have hardly any pedal when it is running someone please help i am out of ideas
 
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Old 08-18-2010, 12:22 PM
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Well I know your pain. Initially after i finished the same job you did, i felt the same problem, but i was so pissed i drove it anyway, and it was just the product of new brake and brake related stuff. I drove around and it proved to eventually even out and gain pressure. I tried this because while the pedal had travel, it was not floorboarding completley only about 90%.

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if the pedal is landing on the floor with little to no effort this usually means(sorry to say) you still have air in your lines. if not air then a loose or faulty bleed screw. try the truck out in a safe place drive it around the block thats what I did, and i havnt had trouble since. and make sure you bleed ALL the brakes not just the easy front ones. Let us know how things turn out. if you dont reply I'm gonna assume you took my suggestion and ran your car off a cliff or something.
 
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