Brakes are killing my leg....major pressure needed to stop the car. |
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Brakes are killing my leg....major pressure needed to stop the car. |
carcus |
Oct 26 2016, 09:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 223 Joined: 16-March 16 From: Colorado Springs Member No.: 19,760 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Brakes sucked when I got the car, leaking caliper, bad master. Got all new wheel bearings, new rotors, pads, master. No leaks in the system. I have to mash the brake pedal down and it still takes lots of effort to stop. My last 914 was not like this. The mechanic adjusted them but think he forgot to check the pedal adjustment. Any tips to this? Am I missing something. This is about the brake pedal movement to stopping the car. Even at a red light I need to use alot of pressure to keep the car from rolling. The brake pedal should not have that much effort. Really makes the car not fun to drive. And there is really no bite to the calipers to slow it down if I have to slam on the brakes.
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McMark |
Oct 27 2016, 11:53 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Clarification- Does the brake pedal move a little or a lot?
I suspect, from your wording, that the pedal moves quite a bit before it does anything. If I'm right and that's true then you have air in the system and you need to bleed the brakes more. For whatever reason, 914s are notoriously difficult to bleed fully. |
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