Mushy brake pedal after new pads/rotors

[Paul Heneghan]

Hello Andrew,

Are you losing fluid (is the level in the reservoir dropping)?  If so, you
have a leak.  Look for a damp patch on the ground or near a hydraulic
component.

If you're not losing fluid, then the master cylinder is letting fluid past
the seals - get a new/recon one NOW.  Maybe they pressed the pedal to the
floor and damaged a seal by pushing it into the normally unused and probably
coroded part of the master cylinder?

Paul

>Message: 10
>From: Andrew Duane USG <duane at hunch.zk3.dec.com>
>Subject: Mushy brake pedal after new pads/rotors
>To: quattro at audifans.com (Quattro List)
>Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 21:14:44 -0500 (EST)
>Reply-To: duane at zk3.dec.com
>
>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?





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