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brake pedal to the floor after new discs/pads/bleed

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Old Oct 16th, 2020, 13:04   #11
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You could try resting your foot lightly on the brake pedal using little more pressure than needed to overcome the return spring.

If the pedal sinks slowly to the floor I'd strongly suspect a problem with the master cylinder, probably aggravated by not using a pressure bleeder.

Pressure bleeding is fast, easy, safe and very effective at dealing with 'difficult' systems. For the home mechanic, the Gunsons Eezibleed is £20 from Halfords and works perfectly. I've had one for many years. The're great for fluid changes. I doubt that a professional unit is that expensive and I'm amazed that a commercial garage wouldn't use one.

I believe that bleeding in the traditional manner is no longer considered good practice.

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with light pressure, similar to return spring the pedal doesn't sink. It requires more pressure.

It is strange though, just tried the car from cold, and now the pedal is firmer and pedal doesnt reach the stop as yesterday. it seems to be much closer to what I would consider normal 🤔.

Very confusing.... could the car being totally cold make a difference?

I'm going to be careful and monitor and consider bleeding myself or using a different garage. From what Ive read it now sounds like the master cylinder is okay and the likely cause is air in system or a minor leak somewhere I cant find... its odd
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Old Oct 28th, 2020, 11:10   #12
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I had similar issues after I replaced a faulty rear caliper and I couldn't get a decent pedal feel. I used both a pressure bleeder and the traditional two man method.
Ended up essentially changing the fluid we bled that much through (no bad thing). Perhaps give it a few more goes with bleeding it and see how you get on?
The brakes now work well and it stops on a sixpence, but there is a bit more pedal travel than before, but I can live with that.
Other people who have driven it since have commented that the brakes are a bit "sharp"!
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