Mushy brake pedal after new pads/rotors

Joshua Van Tol josh at spiny.com
Wed Jan 9 20:42:11 EST 2002


>I got my front pads/rotors replaced today after a rotor warped.
>Gotta love that new car warranty :-)
>
>However, I'm a little concerned about the pedal feel now.
>I know that new pads need to bed a while before they are up
>to full potential, but this seems excessive. They are a little
>soft when braking the car, and if I sit at a stop with pressure
>on the pedal, it will slowly sink pretty much to the floor,
>in about 5-10 seconds.
>
>This can't be right, can it? How can you mess up brake hydraulics
>putting on new pads?
>
>--
>
>Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane at zk3.dec.com
>Compaq Computer Corporation		(603)-884-1294
>110 Spit Brook Road
>M/S ZKO3-3/U14
>Nashua, NH    03062-2698

Coincidental failure? Possible I guess, or they may have pushed some
trash back into the master cylinder while pushing back the caliper.
Take it back! This deserves attention.
--
Joshua Van Tol -- josh at spiny.com



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