Good evening all.
I’m having some issues with my brake system but i can’t decide if it’s all in my mind or not , In the workshop at the moment i have a mk1 Audi TT on hand with only 30.000 miles on the clock to compare this to and it feels similar but I’m sure my pedal is worse than the TT and used to be solid before a small incident over the weekend
Main concern - when engine running and driving down the road the first 10-20% of brake pedal travel feels like it does nothing , you know when your driving and press the pedal but the car feels like it’s speeding up (similar sensation of lack of control ) but brakes are great after this first bit of travel is cleared
Engine off pedal is rock solid no issues
So you ask what happened to start this all off ?
Over the weekend I had a braided brake pipe split on me , the crimp let go and when I came to push the pedal I had nothing and then pumped all my brake fluid out onto the road and the system went dry guessing by how much was up the road .
New brake pipes made and changed both fronts
System has been bled several times now over the weekend with a pressure bleeder including the master cylinder (2 nipples ) and the clutch and run the ABS
Does this sounds like I’ve rolled my master cylinder seals ? I obviously hit the pedal in panic hard
My brakes used to feel rock solid when driving I don’t ever remember having some free play in the travel before it started to bite , I appreciate its hard for me to explain exactly what’s happening over the internet .
Pedal is solid when engine off so looks like I have no air in the system but could be trapped somewhere like master cylinder
Imagine you’re coming to a stop you push the pedal and the first let’s say 20mm maybe a bit more of travel feels like it’s doing nothing .
I’ve been driving it all week and brakes are great once your past the first 20mm but this bit of “spongy pedal “ doesn’t feel right to me but I’m not sure if it’s all in my head and I’m just out looking for problems after what happened .
Standard system , Brembo calipers up front
If you’ve made it this far it really grateful and thanks for reading !
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I’m having some issues with my brake system but i can’t decide if it’s all in my mind or not , In the workshop at the moment i have a mk1 Audi TT on hand with only 30.000 miles on the clock to compare this to and it feels similar but I’m sure my pedal is worse than the TT and used to be solid before a small incident over the weekend
Main concern - when engine running and driving down the road the first 10-20% of brake pedal travel feels like it does nothing , you know when your driving and press the pedal but the car feels like it’s speeding up (similar sensation of lack of control ) but brakes are great after this first bit of travel is cleared
Engine off pedal is rock solid no issues
So you ask what happened to start this all off ?
Over the weekend I had a braided brake pipe split on me , the crimp let go and when I came to push the pedal I had nothing and then pumped all my brake fluid out onto the road and the system went dry guessing by how much was up the road .
New brake pipes made and changed both fronts
System has been bled several times now over the weekend with a pressure bleeder including the master cylinder (2 nipples ) and the clutch and run the ABS
Does this sounds like I’ve rolled my master cylinder seals ? I obviously hit the pedal in panic hard
My brakes used to feel rock solid when driving I don’t ever remember having some free play in the travel before it started to bite , I appreciate its hard for me to explain exactly what’s happening over the internet .
Pedal is solid when engine off so looks like I have no air in the system but could be trapped somewhere like master cylinder
Imagine you’re coming to a stop you push the pedal and the first let’s say 20mm maybe a bit more of travel feels like it’s doing nothing .
I’ve been driving it all week and brakes are great once your past the first 20mm but this bit of “spongy pedal “ doesn’t feel right to me but I’m not sure if it’s all in my head and I’m just out looking for problems after what happened .
Standard system , Brembo calipers up front
If you’ve made it this far it really grateful and thanks for reading !
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