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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