240 soft brakes - please help!

Nicholas Lewin · Apr 12th, 2018, 12:37

Hello all - really appreciate your advice/thoughts on this one...

The brakes on my 1991 240 estate were firm, positive and worked as they should do but needed maintenance

4 x new calipers, pads all round, rear discs, 6 x new flexible hoses were fitted along with with fresh brake fluid. When I collected the car, the brakes were shocking with several inches of brake pedal travel

I returned the car and this time additionally a new master cylinder was fitted. The brakes are better with less pedal travel. However, the pedal still moves 2-3 inches before anything happens, and probably nearer 6 inches if any real braking is needed - it's borderline terrifying!

With the engine off, the pedal can be moved and with the engine running moves much further. The brakes are smooth, don't pull and are better after about 500 miles of mixed driving (the discs/pads have bed-in)

The brakes have been bled at least four times now. So what's going on? Any help/thoughts/advice please?

Nick

Apr 12th, 2018, 12:37	#1
Nicholas Lewin newish member Last Online: Nov 7th, 2020 23:35 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: London	240 soft brakes - please help! Hello all - really appreciate your advice/thoughts on this one... The brakes on my 1991 240 estate were firm, positive and worked as they should do but needed maintenance 4 x new calipers, pads all round, rear discs, 6 x new flexible hoses were fitted along with with fresh brake fluid. When I collected the car, the brakes were shocking with several inches of brake pedal travel I returned the car and this time additionally a new master cylinder was fitted. The brakes are better with less pedal travel. However, the pedal still moves 2-3 inches before anything happens, and probably nearer 6 inches if any real braking is needed - it's borderline terrifying! With the engine off, the pedal can be moved and with the engine running moves much further. The brakes are smooth, don't pull and are better after about 500 miles of mixed driving (the discs/pads have bed-in) The brakes have been bled at least four times now. So what's going on? Any help/thoughts/advice please? Nick

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