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Fiesta brake problem

I have a fiesta Zetec 1.25. with brake problems. rear brakes are not receiving enough pressure and are uneven.

  • navi12345 May 27, 2009

    I have bled the full system, put in new shoes, pipes etc. Are there pressure restrictors for the back brakes. can these go faulty?

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Do your brakes feel spongy? like too soft? . .n if it feels uneven maybe u may need to bleed your brake lines if u have to step too hard to brake . . u might be compressing air on brake lines intead of the fluid

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Ok this is a very common problem, usually it starts happening with the years there is not much you can do to fix it, but taking the air out of the lines is going to help, over the years brake lines get air inside making the brakes to be with less pressure thank you

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