F6 UTE - Track Bound EVO III - Member 3,367 Member For: 21y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: Strapped in and holding on Posted 17/07/05 12:43 PM Posted 17/07/05 12:43 PM PPl with prem brakes, how far can u push the pedal towards the floor when at idle?? I've never noticed before, but the pedal was a little spongey today and it goes to the floor, with a leaking air sound to accompany it..??I can't remember if this is normal?? anyone??Ta..
ORSMF6 Member 39 Member For: 21y 3m 24d Gender: Male Location: Blue Power Garage Posted 17/07/05 01:12 PM Posted 17/07/05 01:12 PM I just gave it a go with mine ...mine did hit the floor .. but it got pressure 1/2 - 3/4 and then slowly went to the floor while pressing hard ..mine work fine all the time .. just came from FPV training day on tues and didnt have any probs slowing down from 200k at the end of the straight..hope this helps ..
F6 UTE - Track Bound EVO III - Member 3,367 Member For: 21y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: Strapped in and holding on Posted 17/07/05 01:33 PM Author Posted 17/07/05 01:33 PM Cheers for that... I think it's normal to gradually go to the floor, but the air whooshing sound I can't remember..
F6 UTE - Track Bound EVO III - Member 3,367 Member For: 21y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: Strapped in and holding on Posted 17/07/05 11:24 PM Author Posted 17/07/05 11:24 PM Forgot to mention that, yes it was....
F6 RAPID Formerly Turbo6 Legacy Donating Member 2,332 Member For: 23y 8m 24d Location: North Brisbane Posted 18/07/05 12:23 AM Posted 18/07/05 12:23 AM Mate, go and flush them with the highest quality (boiling point) brake fluid you can find. My brand new PBR performance brakes (same as yours) have a rock hard pedal and are not spongy whatsoever.
bjc Legacy Donating Member 2,823 Member For: 23y 28d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 18/07/05 04:23 AM Posted 18/07/05 04:23 AM Mine is doing that too XRT UTE, have had mine on for a few thousand now and the brakes feel frim one day and soft the next but they have'nt failed me yet.Whats your view on this Adam?Brett
F6 UTE - Track Bound EVO III - Member 3,367 Member For: 21y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: Strapped in and holding on Posted 18/07/05 07:28 AM Author Posted 18/07/05 07:28 AM Mate, go and flush them with the highest quality (boiling point) brake fluid you can find. My brand new PBR performance brakes (same as yours) have a rock hard pedal and are not spongy whatsoever.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I am thinking I may have flogged the brake fluid at the Track on the weekend.. But they have never been quite right..I'll try find some agip somewhere.. Cheers..
Ford_Power Member 798 Member For: 23y 6m Posted 18/07/05 07:45 AM Posted 18/07/05 07:45 AM My brake pedal is solid and does not go anywhere near the floor when I keep applied pressure on it. Also it does not feel spongey whatsoever.Cheers,Ross
ZMAN Member 669 Member For: 23y 5m 1d Location: Inglewood, W.A Posted 18/07/05 07:51 AM Posted 18/07/05 07:51 AM My brake pedal is solid and does not go anywhere near the floor when I keep applied pressure on it. Also it does not feel spongey whatsoever.Cheers,Ross<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Same here.
F6 UTE - Track Bound EVO III - Member 3,367 Member For: 21y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: Strapped in and holding on Posted 21/07/05 08:43 AM Author Posted 21/07/05 08:43 AM Brake pedal touches the floor on idle only, although it's booked in Tuesday to get looked at coz the grind and judder like the abs is on... This juddering/grinding only happpens when they are warm and being given a bit of a hard time, but by no means flogged.... in short they're #@%*$
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