Sponginess is often caused by air I'm the system. Brake fluid cannot be compressed and gives a firm feel. Air does compress causing the spongy feel. Bleeding the air out of the system should solve that problem unless you have other issues. For example, a bad brake master cylinder.
BenT sent from my electronic leash On Jul 21, 2012, at 10:37 PM, Gabriel Hourtouat <ghourtouat@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > When I test drove my van, prior to purchase, the brakes felt a bit > spongy. I offered to buy the van on condition that the brakes needed > to be repaired prior to purchase. > > PO told me that they went to their mechanic and had the brakes adjusted. > > Brakes felt somewhat better to me. > > Question: Did someone put some sawdust in my brakes, or the > equivalent, or, is there an adjustment that can be made to fix certain > causes of brake sponginess? > > Or is it likely that nothing was done; and that the change was purely > because I wanted it to feel better? > > Gab |
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