snydertalo

2007 RX 350 - FWD - 117,xxx

What I did to the car -
Yesterday I replace the oil & filer, the front 3 spark plugs, and spent the day fighting with the rear, passenger side bolt on the intake manifold. (I'm probably going to pay someone to remove it and never re-install it). Today, I reconnect the air intake equipment, hoses, and battery. And now, my brakes are weird as some expletive.

What I did to the brakes -
As the sun was moving, I started pushing my car out of the drive way into the garage and used the parking brake to stop it.

What the brakes are doing -
Brake light is on. When test driving it, the brake engages super high and abruptly. It feels a lot like how I used the brakes when I was first learning how to drive...very jerky. This happens forward & reverse. I don't even know where to begin troubleshooting this one.

What I've checked -
Fluid is full. Pads have about half life left. Engaged and disengaged the parking brake lever repeatedly.

NVAKeith

iTrader: (1)

Maybe you inadvertently kinked or disconnected the vacuum line from the brake booster?

snydertalo

Thank you. I did not reconnect it to the manifold.

I'm not sure if I ever would have found that by googling. The search "I'm an idiot and didn't connect my brake booster" is a little too specific and required information I didn't have.