mushy brakes

Asked by GuruX8D2Q Nov 08, 2018 at 07:44 AM about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS Extended Cab 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Put on pads and master cylinder on and still have mushy brakes.

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Bob answered 5 years ago

Did you bench bleed the master cylinder? Did you bleed the brakes in the proper order? RR,LR,RF,LF. Do you have a caliper on the wrong side with the bleeder valve pointing down instead of up? Just putting pads on does not require opening the system and bleeding the brakes.

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