♪♫LooneyTune♫♪ said:
I store my car in the barn over the winter. Last Spring, when I first took the car out, the brake pedal was squishy. I replaced the brake fluid and bled the brakes (twice with Ford Heavy Duty), but the pedal is still soft. Also, it seems like I have to push the pedal further down before the brakes start to work.
I would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks.
I think your pump bleeder should work fine, but have you done the standard two person method after the pump bleed and made sure there are no bubbles in the caliper/wheel-cylinder?
Also, did you empty the MC? If so, you may want to bench bleed it.
I have never tried the gravity method (it's not a joke), but other people swear by it.
One last thing, when you're bleeding the caliper/wheel-cylinder (rear drums?), you may want to try to jack up the vehicle at the wheel you're working on and even tap the caliper a couple of times with a rubber mallet to knock loose any air that may be trapped somewhere.
Just some thoughts.
PS I don't know how you would test a MC (except to look for leaking fluid or dropping MC fluid level), but that's what it sounds like to me too, sorry. Oh, if they are power assist (likely), how are the vacuum lines to the booster? And, have you pulled the wheels to make sure that fluid isn't leaking at that end?