#20289, "RE: Brake Problem" In response to In response to 2 Oct-01-03 01:29 PM by omerc10696
>How far can you push the pedal after the pads first push >against the rotors? You should be able to feel first contact >(about 1" of pedal travel)...
That's the thing, I feel no force feedback. When i slam on the brakes it'll go down as far as it can easily, I don't feel any resistance.
Edit: I only feel resistance in the last 1/2" of pedal travel. Also I guess a way to describe the feeling would be like when your bicycle brake line is slack, it'll brake but you feel no/minimal resistance.
>Feels like an old ass car with shitty manual brakes, doesn't >it? > >I think it's something to do with your power brake booster >(that big round thing behind the master cylinder on the >firewall). Check the vaccuume line going to the check valve >on the booster, and check the check valve itself for breaks >and cracks. > >Pull the line and the valve out of the booster, cover the >opening on the valve with your thumb, and have some start the >car. There should be hard suction on the line. If all that >checks out, your brake lines under the car check out, your >pads, calipers, pedal linkage, and everything else checks >out... > >...then I think you my friend will soon get to experience the >UTTER ABSOLUTE JOY of spending some quality >time upside down and underneath the dashboard and under the >hood while replacing a power brake booster.