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RE: soft brakes!
So I am still trying to figure out what is soft? If I had to guess, it is your brakes, not you ABS, and no it is not normal. Is your ABS light on?
I would still suppect you have air in your brakes or you have a major brake fluid leak. Is your brake fluid crystal clear or brown? Cam you pump the brake pedal up and get it firm? If you can, it is possible you have a master cylinder failing.
Mike
I would still suppect you have air in your brakes or you have a major brake fluid leak. Is your brake fluid crystal clear or brown? Cam you pump the brake pedal up and get it firm? If you can, it is possible you have a master cylinder failing.
Mike
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RE: soft brakes!
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Let me guess, second pump of the pedal is firm?
Normal.
Let me guess, second pump of the pedal is firm?
Normal.
Mike
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I'd be interested in this solution. My brakes have always been soft - meaning they go down further than you might like and they don't feel rock hard. I've replaced the master cylinder, bled them to death, and even got stainless steel "speed bleeders" on them all. Another LR pro told me they would never get better and to live with it. I don't feel all that safe living with it.
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RE: soft brakes!
The one big plus regarding synthetic brake fluid is it will handle alot more heat without fading which causes brake pedal softness.
I have been running this fluid for 4 years with no problems.
As for changing fluid, be it as a part of maintance or changing types, you should flush out all the old fluid, usually around 3 pints, otherwise you will still have old burned fluid still causing you grief.
If nothing else, consider changing out your brake lines. Old Rover brake line are rubber and they swell and stretch with age giving your brake pedal pressure a place to dissapate.
Mike
I have been running this fluid for 4 years with no problems.
As for changing fluid, be it as a part of maintance or changing types, you should flush out all the old fluid, usually around 3 pints, otherwise you will still have old burned fluid still causing you grief.
If nothing else, consider changing out your brake lines. Old Rover brake line are rubber and they swell and stretch with age giving your brake pedal pressure a place to dissapate.
Mike
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