[Shotimes] brake spongy

[Zach Leahy]

Exactly, going from the 92 with stock brakes to the 93 with 96's, good pads,
SS lines, no bias, etc. is a world of difference.

92 - Squish, Squish, Squish
93 - Firm, Firm, Firm


Now when I get those PBRs mounted tonight.......

Yeah buddy.. then I just have to fix the ABS (for the very first time
ever... and it's casue I damaged a sensor)

Z


On 3/15/06, Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> All SHOs have "spongy" brakes from the factory!!
>
> (If you don't believe it, drive a BMW or Porsche sometime).
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Dave Garber
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:11 PM
> To: Donald Mallinson; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] brake spongy
>
> It really depends on an individuals description and/or interpretation
> (really spongy to you might not be the same to Jason, or me, or whoever)
> of
> what is going on. And as I detailed in my follow-up, a "stop or two" may
> not
> be sufficient depending on how bad the rust was. I just went through this
> on
> my 99 (just this past weekend actually), and I worked on brakes for WAY
> too
> many years as a wrench, so I know what I'm talking about here. A mild coat
> of rust isn't going to hurt anything, but my 99 was certainly not mild
> after
> 4 months of sitting outside. Jason's might have been similarly bad.
>
> It will hurt absolutely nothing to disassemble, clean and reassemble the
> brakes. And as I mentioned, I agree that a flush should be in order as
> well
> but that doesn't discount the previous advice.
>
>
> Dave Garber
> Pittsburgh, PA
> 99 White, 96k
> 99 SF, 77k
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 1:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] brake spongy
>
>
> > A really spongy brake pedal is not going to have anything to do with a
> > coat of rust on the disks or anything on the pads.  That might effect
> > braking power for a stop or two, but even really bad rust is gone after
> > a very few stops.
> >
> > You need to bleed the system completely with new fluid.  Just use Ford
> > HD fluid or basic fluid.  Don't use anything exotic.
> >
> > Check the pads to make sure they have some thickness.  Check that the
> > slider pins are working and clean and re-lube them.
> >
> > If the system isn't working as expected then, you might need to bleed
> > the master cyl separately or replace it.
> >
> > Don Mallinson
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