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hey, i put the PBR upgrade on my mustang and now my pedal feels a lot softer. my car barely stops unless i pump the pedal then hold it down hard. i already bled all the brake lines... twice. also there are no leaks. any ideas? thanks

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Did you make sure your fluid reservoir is full?
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Sounds like you still have air in the system. The calipars could be in need of a rebuild. They might be semi frozen. I'll call you about your old brakes. [patriot]

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Hey i just got done with my brakes the other day and had the same problem .... it was air in the lines i jsut bled them and that solved my problem right there [burnout]

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quote:
Originally posted by HungryHippo:
i already bled all the brake lines... twice.
Did you bleed it at the main resevior? We forgot when we did my brakes and it definetly sounds like you have air still in your lines
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cool, thanks guys. i was starting to think it was a piston seal or something.
how do you bleed the main resevoir(master cylinder?)?
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well, i think i found the problem. i switched the calipers on the wrong sides [Razz]

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