Author Topic: Did the 312mm brake upgrade today, now loads of brake pedal travel.  (Read 3891 times)

Offline Wazzzer

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warped discs are my bet...


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Offline MoMartin

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warped discs are my bet...

Yeah, that's my bet too. It seems to get better every day I  drive it though, so I'm still not 100 percent sure

Offline shaft69

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Have you bled it from master cyl?? My pedal was sh!t when changed from Ap calliper so to R32 334mm bled it at master cyl then at calipers.
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It's a strange one haha, my car seemed to fix itself. What I thought was a warped disc seemed to smooth out over a week or two and with that smoothing out,  the brake pedal seemed to come back. So God knows what the problem was.
Now that it's mostly fixed I think that bleeding the system definitely couldn't do it any harm, as there is still a bit of travel / sponginess, but for now I can live with it and am quite happy with the upgrade.

Cheers for all the help

Offline gm8

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im my experience of mk4 bleeding its a bloody nightmare. If you dont need to do it I wouldnt bother

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It's easy enough to just run some new fluid through, it's when you change things it starts being a problem...


1999 1.8T: R-Tech remap - 225bhp/256lb/ft : K03s : THS FMIC : THS PCR pipe : 2.5" stainless exhaust : THS FR3 Engine mounts : G60/VR6 clutch : Calibra Yellow injectors : VR6 MAF : Devils Own WMI : Forge 007p : Carbonio CAI : Leon Cupra R Brembos : FK AK Street coilovers : Votex skirts : Anniversary front : click ---> http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=92175

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When it comes to it I think I'll just pay for someone to do it because I've never bled brakes before and I'd rather not get it wrong