4KCSQ Squishy Brake Pedal

[Huw Powell]

> Sounds like you need a bleed. Also, this is a vacuum boosted car, so no
> relation to steering (hydraulic boost, don't recall the fluid, check
> owner's manual). One neat thing in these older cars, pump the brake pedal
> furiously enough with the car at idle, and the idle goes up!


> >It doesn't get all that much harder if you pump the
> >pedal. 

sounds more like a mildly leaking master cylinder.  bleeding will clear
out bubbles - but air in the lines typically compresses when you pump
and the pedal gets harder.

We bled Brendan's brakes about seven times before the new cylinders went
in, with varying and steadily worsening results as teh MC deteriorated. 
Now his pedal is firm and confident...


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Huw Powell

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