Mushy brake pedal after new pads/rotors

[Larry C Leung]

Or hung the caliper right off the brake line....

LL - NY

On Wed, 9 Jan 2002 20:42:11 -0600 Joshua Van Tol <josh at spiny.com> writes:
>>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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>>
>>Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane at zk3.dec.com
>>Compaq Computer Corporation		(603)-884-1294
>>110 Spit Brook Road
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>>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