After replacing pads on the 2004 t-bird, we have a soft pedal,is there a solution?

Asked by JPG2004TBIRD Jun 07, 2015 at 09:27 AM about the 2004 Ford Thunderbird Deluxe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Larry answered 8 years ago

Did you also bleed the brakes after you installed the pads? Make sure there is no air in the system.

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firebird338 answered 8 years ago

You are going to need to take the brakes off again and make sure the pads are seated correctly if one of the pads is seated incorrectly piston can not push pad to rotor and this will cause a soft brake pedal.

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firebird338 answered 8 years ago

There should not be any air in line if you used a brake spreader to push piston back into caliper.

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firebird338 answered 8 years ago

Also clean and apply brake grease to caliper guide slides and make sure brake hardware is good .

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