[s-cars] New Pads....Mushy Pedal

[Sean Douglas]

Calvin:

Unless you opened up the hydraulic system and didn't bleed it properly,
I'd say the mushy pedal is due to the new pads and rotors. It takes a
few 100 km of driving before the pads wear a bit and match the surface
of the new rotors.

Also, the friction material could be slightly different (softer) than
before which would make for a different pedal feel.

I'll bet it firms up after a week or so.

Sean

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> I just changed the pads & rotors on my friend's A6 2.7T 
> (Lucas Dual Piston
> Calipers) and the pedal feel is definitely mushier than 
> before the change. The pads are the stock Pagid replacements. 
>  I read somewhere that somebody said you had to bleed the 
> brakes after pad replacement which I have never heard 
> before....could the new pads make old fluid or air in the 
> lines more noticeable???  Thanks for any help! --Calvin
> 
> 
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