Important! : spongey brakes !!!!!

1. samclose Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 billingham Posts: 141 Saxo flat arch vtr engine 206

   #1 26th June 2011, 00:22

   i have repleced all the brake pads, shoes, drum and cylinders and blead the brakes a few times and the brakes are still feeling spongey
   
   any advice on what i can try to do?
   thanks sam
2. kristel10589 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 5362

   #2 26th June 2011, 00:34

   blead more, pump the pedal a few times and see how it feels.
3. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

   #3 26th June 2011, 20:11

   as said, keep bleeding them
4. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #4 26th June 2011, 20:39

   try adjusting the cross link from the brake pedal to the master cylinder
5. user_43898 Established Member Joined: May 2010 leicester Posts: 1446 Clio 182 Inferno

   #5 26th June 2011, 21:45

   check everything is free, something as simple as a seized caliper slider an cause the brakes to feel slightly spongey,also poor bleed technique may be the issue, always bleed the brakes starting at the rear on the side furthest from the brake reservoir and ensure the bleed nipple is fulley open
6. wobby82 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 839 icelancic grey 2oo2 vtr icelandic grey vts 2oo2

   #6 24th August 2011, 18:11

   try bleeding them
7. user_54407 Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Swindon Posts: 577 MGB Sebring Track (WIP), Saxo

   #7 26th August 2011, 12:58

   sounds like your not bleeding them properly mate,
   
   make sure you get all the air bubbles out and top it up with fluid, maybe try dot5?
   
   stating the obvious but you no!
   
   'spongey' brakes is 9/10 times a case of bleeding
8. andyyy Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 224 106 Indepedence with 1.6 vtr , 106 1.0 96 Runabo

   #8 30th August 2011, 00:56

   1st Bleed like everyone else said ,
   
   2nd check for leaks
   
   3rd Check Master Cylinder and Brake servo are working properly
   
   4th check slave cylinders in rear brakes for leaks
   
   Just had to replace my master cylinder which caused a rear brake cylinder to leak from new pressure bled it for ages without realiseing it was a leak