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Hi all,
I am just wondering is there is a way to make my brake pedal feel firmer when I apply pressure to the pedal, currently my brakes feel soft and the pedal travels nearly to the floor but if I pump the pedal a couple of times they feel firmer and less spongy. I do not have any leaks and have new pads.
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It's air in the rears usually. Utter bastards to bleed.
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Philip the brake fluid is full,
Addo I'll give bleeding the rears a go and see how it turns out.
If its not air in system what can be done to firm up the brake pedal
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If it isnt air in the system, its possible (esp if its a high mileage vehicle)
the master cylinder/seals are getting worn and fluid pressure is getting past them
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You state you have new pads. Sometimes (depending on the composition of the pad) new pads can make the brakes spongey intill they have bedded in.
I once replaced the pads on my frontera and they immediately went spongey and the pedal went into the carpet with no effect. I live on quite a steep hill, so i needed a new pair of boxer shorts. I looked for leaks or buldging braided hoses but i could find anything. I decided to take to to my nearest garage but on the drive there i managed to get more and more effort - and less pedal travel - out of the brake pedal. after the run in period my brake pedal was firm and the brakes worked without lifting a spanner.
It may not be the same, but its something to think about .
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The amount of air that can get trapped in Peugeot brakes (and here I mean cars with the trailing arm/cross torsion bars rear beam suspension) via its U-shaped flex hoses is quite significant. I've bled plenty of brakes, and still with these often pump through over a litre with the load sensing valve hardwired open.
Also the U-bend flex hoses are frequently in too tight a bend radius and they internally constrict.
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