soft brake issue

TMWTMP100 · Oct 16th, 2005, 03:43 PM

Yeah so on my car, the brakes are very soft, almost hitting the floor when im driving. But when the car is off, I can pump the brakes and the pedal will be very hard like it was new (the pads on it are.) When I look at the brake fluid, its at the max line when the pedal is hard and the min line when it is soft. What could this be?

yangs13 · Oct 16th, 2005, 03:49 PM

have u bled ur lines ?

TMWTMP100 · Oct 16th, 2005, 04:10 PM

no not yet. The nuts on my wheels were tightened with an air wrench and I dont have one and I cant get the wheel off. So I was trying to see if there was anything else i could do besides that first before I get someone to help and have to pay money.

ReVerm · Oct 16th, 2005, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TMWTMP100

no not yet. The nuts on my wheels were tightened with an air wrench and I dont have one and I cant get the wheel off. So I was trying to see if there was anything else i could do besides that first before I get someone to help and have to pay money.

That sounds like air in your lines. Bleeding the brakes is all you can do.

You can get a breaker bar and a socket that will fit your lug nuts to get your wheels off. Shouldn't cost you more than $30 total, even if you go to sears and get craftsman stuff.