Dub Style 0 Posted February 5, 2005 One of my rear calipers was siezed so i thought as a winter project i would give my brakes a refurb. new discs all round, pads (on front), MK4 golf rear calipers. Had to change one of the rear brake pipes too. Anyway whilst stripping the whole thing down i practically damaged everyone of the ABS sensors but thought i could sort this later. My brakes were utter shite to begin with pedal kept going down all the way to the floor!! .........i bled the whole system twice and even the two valves on the abs pump it helped but the pedal still has too much travel the brakes work but very little.............the only thing i thought it could be is the rear pads as i used corrado ones but with golf calipers..........help me pleassseeee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted February 5, 2005 Did you set the rear calipers up - ie use the winback tool to actually move the piston inwards so there is only 1mm max between both pads and the disk?? Also I thought you had to use VAG COM to bleed the ABS pump as there was a special procedure... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevemac 0 Posted February 5, 2005 Also I thought you had to use VAG COM to bleed the ABS pump as there was a special procedure...Erm...not sure about that one - you need the ign switched on though. :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dub Style 0 Posted February 5, 2005 had the ignition on the pedal was perfect with the ignition off fire the car up and it decides to go futher down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flusted 0 Posted February 6, 2005 Mwhen i done my 280mm conversion a few weeks ago,althought i didnt split the system,the pedal went spongy.Its cured itself now but i think it was the new pads bedding in Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dub Style 0 Posted February 6, 2005 flusted, did you have alot of pedal travel? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted February 6, 2005 could your master cylinder have gone during the bleeding?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Borat 0 Posted March 3, 2005 have you pumped the break pedal upto 30-40 times and then tried it???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dub Style 0 Posted March 3, 2005 The guy who mot'd it told me it may well be that the brakes need bedding in as i had all discs and pads changed.....i need to do at least 200 miles for that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CorradoWannabe 1 Posted March 12, 2005 Whenever you have new brake pads in [in my limited experience] it takes a while for the brakes to feel as they should - they feel spongy and they engage later in my experience - you case sounds more serious than though - how are they now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skimask 0 Posted March 12, 2005 had the ignition on the pedal was perfect with the ignition off fire the car up and it decides to go futher down. That's just the servo working. When bedding in brakes, I usually go for a drive for half-an-hour and use my left foot to press the brake pedal every few minutes - just a dab. Better to make sure no-ones is behind you. It'll help bed them in quicker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
