Mushy brake pedal after new pads/rotors

[Huw Powell]

> 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.

That is very, very wrong... something is leaking, assuming your car has
a traditional hydraulic brake system and not some drive by wire
strangeness...

Perhaps they bled or flushed the fluid, to be nice, and managed to leave
a bleeder open a little, to be not so nice.

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Huw Powell

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