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Caddy brake problem

  • 18-06-2016 4:03pm
    #1
    nophd08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 471 ✭✭


    Hi all, 06 caddy with excessive brake pedal travel, brakes are ok'ish, changed master cylinder but no different. No leaks anywhere. Next thing I'm looking at is changing calipers. Any experiences or suggestions?


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  • #2
    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭visual


    nophd08 wrote: »
    Hi all, 06 caddy with excessive brake pedal travel, brakes are ok'ish, changed master cylinder but no different. No leaks anywhere. Next thing I'm looking at is changing calipers. Any experiences or suggestions?

    Unlikely to be calipers I rule out everything else first.

    Try bleeding the brakes check flexible hoses if they are worn internally they can swell under pressure reducing what is at caliper.

    Are your back brakes drum brakes ?


  • #3
    nophd08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 471 ✭✭nophd08


    visual wrote: »
    Unlikely to be calipers I rule out everything else first.

    Try bleeding the brakes check flexible hoses if they are worn internally they can swell under pressure reducing what is at caliper.

    Are your back brakes drum brakes ?

    Discs on back, all bled with a pneumatic bleeding set up. I clamped each hose individually to try and isolate a dodgy caliper but didn't. Hoses look ok but maybe I'll change those first.


  • #4
    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭visual


    I presume brakes are working but you feel they should be better.

    If so it might be a vacuume(air) leak between master cylinder and engine


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