Brakes stay squishy

93CalypsoConvert

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• Jun 5, 2024

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Hello all

I absolutely cannot get my brakes to be firm on my 2011. Non-Brembo.

I've completely bled the system three times (and activated abs to cycle it) but no avail.

The brakes work fine and I can lock them up but I have a good two inches of squish before they begin biting.

I don't know what else to do.

Any ideas?

 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

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Jun 11, 2024

#2

• Jun 11, 2024

• #2

How do they feel sitting with the engine off mashing on the pedal? Still has the squish or hard and barely moves?

 

93CalypsoConvert

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• Jun 12, 2024

• #3

After bleeding off the vacuum, it's the same.

Firm, but I can keep pushing

 

Mustang5L5

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• Jun 12, 2024

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Then something is giving.

Either air in the system, a faulty MC, or one of the calipers is stuck/bound up and giving

 

Mikes2011GT

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• Jul 1, 2024

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Had the same problem. Even changed the master cylinder. Still felt the same. Breaks work the way they should. I just got used to it