Re: Brake Pedal Travel

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxx>]

You may well have fluid squishing past piston(s -- haven't examined
mine yet, anybody know if DMC has 2) in the master cylinder. On my
domestic vehicles this has always been the weak link, overwhelmingly
more so than calipers.

Quick way to check -- cap off brake lines at master cylinder (honest
to goodness threaded inserts, not plastic or rubber plugs) and
activate pedal. If it moves, you need a new master cylinder.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Eric" <ericp@xxxx> wrote:
> I'm looking for some opinions...
> 
> Because I have a lot of brake pedal travel, I have recently done 
> some brake inspection on my car. I assumed I would find worn pads. 
> This was far from the case.
> 
> What I did find was four good working calipers, all the pads in 
> great shape, and four good rotors. I saw no evidence of leaking.
> I did bleed all of the system completely, put in fresh hydraulic 
> fluid - but this did not change anything.
> 
> My brakes do work, no shaking, hopping or squealing. No pulling. 
> Just an aweful lot of brake pedal travel. 
> 
> Any ideas? Master cylinder? I don't see any leaks at the master 
> cylinder.
> 
> Eric
> Dunedin, FL
> ericp@xxxx