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Debbie DeViney Posted on May 25, 2015
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2007 MKX no soft brakes, push brakes to floor there is a swreal nose. had brake job doing same thing. Service tech bled lines,still doing same thing.Had 90000 mile service, now running rough.

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Who did you have do the job? A friend or garage? Some brake jobs are tricky. You can't do them without a scanner connected to the car. If they didn't open the bleeder valves to push back the calipers, this could lead to problems also. I was taught to always open the bleeder valves to release the fluid, instead of pushing it back to the master cylinder. Even in the old cars(60'sand 70's). New cars, it's even more important to do this as it can blow the ABS pump seals.

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SOURCE: 1998 chevy s10- brake pedal goes to the floor-

Did you put fresh fluid in the master cylinder? I really think you still have air in the lines. To bleed manually, start with the bleeder the greatest distance from the master cylinder, car running, helper pushing down about half way on brake pedal and releasing 3 times, on 3rd time, holding pedal down to half way depressed point while you open the bleeder valve. Repeat until you are sure all air has been flushed out. Check master cyl reservoir level often, because if it gets low and you **** air into the system, you have to start all over again. Go to wheel next greatest distance from master cyl, repeat above, working your way to wheel closest to master cyl last.

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Marvin

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  • Posted on Oct 18, 2009

SOURCE: brake pedal dropping to floor

do u have the antilock brake bleeding tool? if not you will need to have the dealer bleed the brakes, the ABS control valve must be electricaly held open to bleed the brakes there of course is a special tool for this.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 04, 2010

SOURCE: when push brakes you have to push really hard to

Sounds like you will have to bleed your brakes again, but thats not the problem og hard brake peddle, need to check your power brake booster, sit right in back of master cylinder, check make sure it has vacum going to it, also to test it with engine off, press on brake peddle three time, then state engine with foot on peddle, peddle should go down a few inches, also with engine of peddle should feel soft for three pumps, if you have none of this , power brake booster is bad.

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