Mushy Brakes

charles_1947 · 05-07-2008, 02:20 PM

Pulled it out of weeds after year and brakes are mushy, I replaced master cylinder and bleed, but still mushy? and one know how to test booster?

cardoc · 05-08-2008, 06:16 PM

step on pedal then start the engine you should feel pedal go lower.usally a bad booster will cause a overly hard pedal not a mushy one.Seeing it's been sitting I would look for leaks and frozen hardware.

Volt-Schwibe · 05-11-2008, 01:25 AM

if it's mushy it makes me wonder about leaks. you could try stepping on the pedal 20-30 times in a row and then check for drips under the entire brake system.

RIGHTE0US · 05-13-2008, 12:28 AM

I dont see your having a problem with the booster. I noticed you didnt mention what kind of car you have and also the year. Newer cars need to be bled right front left rear and vica versa for the remaining wheels

05-07-2008, 02:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
charles_1947 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: TX Posts: 2 OS: xp	Mushy Brakes Pulled it out of weeds after year and brakes are mushy, I replaced master cylinder and bleed, but still mushy? and one know how to test booster?

05-08-2008, 06:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
cardoc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ct. Posts: 166 OS: win xp sp2	Re: Mushy Brakes step on pedal then start the engine you should feel pedal go lower.usally a bad booster will cause a overly hard pedal not a mushy one.Seeing it's been sitting I would look for leaks and frozen hardware.

05-11-2008, 01:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
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05-13-2008, 12:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
RIGHTE0US Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Central NY Posts: 348 OS: VISTA/XP PRO SP2/HOME/ME/LINUX	Re: Mushy Brakes I dont see your having a problem with the booster. I noticed you didnt mention what kind of car you have and also the year. Newer cars need to be bled right front left rear and vica versa for the remaining wheels