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Brakes are bled, but still feels like mush.

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Old 12-29-03, 05:42 PM
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Default Brakes are bled, but still feels like mush.

I searched the forums and didn't find anything too specific, but I tried bleeding the brakes with
the 2 man approach and another with a vacuum pump applied to the bleed screw. The pedal
still feels like mush, also the e-brake won't retract without me pulling back on it. None of this happened
until I changed pads and rotors. Is there anything special I need to do having ABS and Trac. My car
is a 1993 LS400 with 100k miles.

Thank you,
Dan.
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Dan-

I would suspect a stuck piston. With the car off the ground spin each wheel...better to remove the wheel to check visually IMO

With the parking brake, check that the absorber piston inside the car is functioning properly.
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Bleeding the ls. can be difficult. There is not only the brakes in that system,there is also the traction control and antilock system. They have a couple of bleeders also. I gave up and took mine to a shop and had them power bleed my system. Now it is perfect. Happy New Year.
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yeah, I'm going to bring it to a shop before i kill myself/someone else. i gotta push the pedal to the floor for a complete stop.
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