I have a 2011 Subaru Legacy the brakes are soft

Asked by suzanne Jan 18, 2020 at 09:08 AM about the 2011 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Premium AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have had the calipers done, master cylinder, new rear brakes and it is still at
the dealer.  What could be wrong?

2 Answers

F_O_R answered 4 years ago

Bleed it again. If the caliper hoses have gone soft you will have to replace them.

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TheSubaruGuruBoston answered 4 years ago

The hoses are usually ok, but yup, sounds like it needs a bleed, as air entered the system when the calipers were "done." I've not seen ANY 2010+ Legacy/OB calipers nor masters needed yet. What happened here?

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