 
Re: Squishy Brakes.
   
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Re: Squishy Brakes.
- From: "Steve Abbott" <abbotts@xxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 01:06:04 -0000
Another brake bleed is a likely solution. But in addition to what has 
been said already, it is possible that the hard stop caused the brake 
pad surfaces to glaze. This reduces the effectiveness of the friction 
material and can givea "mushy" pedal. Pull the pads out and rub the 
friction face of them on some coarse sandpaper to fix it. Be careful 
not to come in contact with any of the dust of course. Also, fresh 
brake fluid can quickly attack old flexible brake hoses, making them 
so soft that they bulge under brake fluid pressure ("mushy" pedal 
again) Hoses can even swell to the point where they restict fluid 
movement or even block completely, although this is very unlikely in 
your case. 
BTW, its so good to find that everyone here says "brakes" instead 
of "breaks", as lots of folks seem to do other places :)
Cheers
Steve Abbott
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