soft brakes

iceman039 · #1 06-28-2006, 07:51 PM

My Brakes are quite soft compared to most other cars i have driven. do I need a brake tune-up, or is this just a characteristic of the svx because of the weight and undersized rotors? I would say my brakes take as much pressure as my half-ton gmc work truck takes to stop.

msvx95 · #2 06-29-2006, 05:00 AM

Maybe you glazed over the rotors with too much heat....I'd say get new pads and get the rotors re-turned.

bwb3 · #3 06-29-2006, 06:01 AM

This has been bothering me too. My '94 has less boost to the brakes compared to my '92. You have to stand on the brakes hard. And it has new slotted rotors. Maybe the calipers need rebuilding?
Gene

msvx95 · #4 06-29-2006, 09:42 AM

maybe the brake booster isn't working properly....push the brake pedal a few times to eliminate the excess travel while the car is off.
Did you eliminate all the air out of the lines when you bled the brakes after installing the rotors?

dcarrb · #5 06-29-2006, 10:04 AM

If by "soft" you mean, soft pedal, I agree that's probably a power assist or hydraulic issue. Will the pedal hold steady, or eventually go to the floor?

dcb

bwb3 · #6 06-29-2006, 10:49 AM

The pedal isn't soft, the breaks just don't grab hard. Was the same before the rotors. My mechanic thinks it might be the booster. It that a tough job? Fluid seems fine.
Gene