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Old Aug 5, 2016 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by e60bmw
I've had pretty soft brakes since I got the car, it feels like I press the brake and theres travel before I even feel anything braking! I've replaced my pads and even master cylinder to to try "fix" this. I failed inspection last week because my car spotted 5 feet more than the inspection allows! I figured maybe I had air in the lines so I just bled them and theres 0 improvement. Any other ideas?
One other thing to check is the brake booster assembly (the black drum on which the master cylinder is attached).





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Old Aug 5, 2016 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by e60bmw
I've had pretty soft brakes since I got the car, it feels like I press the brake and theres travel before I even feel anything braking! I've replaced my pads and even master cylinder to to try "fix" this. I failed inspection last week because my car spotted 5 feet more than the inspection allows! I figured maybe I had air in the lines so I just bled them and theres 0 improvement. Any other ideas?
Bleeding the brakes manually doesn't clear the ABS brake reservoir. Consider having a Toyota dealer do a complete brake fluid flush on their machine.
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