Brakes - brake pedal travel
Brakes - brake pedal travel
is it just me , or my Crossfire but it seems like the brake pedal has a lot of travel ? Brakes seem to be good & brake fluid is full , just seems like a lot of brake pedal travel . All though I just brought it out from a 8 month sleep , so maybe just not use to it ! Anyone else’s Crossfire have this ?
Re: Brakes - brake pedal travel
is it just me , or my Crossfire but it seems like the brake pedal has a lot of travel ? Brakes seem to be good & brake fluid is full , just seems like a lot of brake pedal travel . All though I just brought it out from a 8 month sleep , so maybe just not use to it ! Anyone else’s Crossfire have this ?
A local independent MB specialist shop says the increased travel is still "within parameters", which still doesn't give me much confidence. I have no idea how or why this has happened after storage.
Re: Brakes - brake pedal travel
is it just me , or my Crossfire but it seems like the brake pedal has a lot of travel ? Brakes seem to be good & brake fluid is full , just seems like a lot of brake pedal travel . All though I just brought it out from a 8 month sleep , so maybe just not use to it ! Anyone else’s Crossfire have this ?
I was going to have the system bled again but after a little driving the pedal came back to normal. I think I will have the brakes bled again NEXT
year, after I take it out of storage.
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I store my car every winter and it happened to me three years ago. When I parked it for the winter the brake pedal was fine, when I took it out of storage 5 months later it had a real spongy brake pedal. It was firm if you pumped it several times. I bled the brakes and the pedal was back to normal. There were no leaks and it only happened one year out of five.
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Yes until next year when he takes it out of hibernation. There are many other threads about this issue.
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Re: Brakes - brake pedal travel
STOP STORING YOU CARS FOR MONTHS AT A TIME! I keep saying it over and over "Cars that are not driven, develop issues".
My former rule was that the car was started, the top put down and up, and the car driven for at least 20 miles every three weeks. My current rule is every week.
My former rule was that the car was started, the top put down and up, and the car driven for at least 20 miles every three weeks. My current rule is every week.
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Well I had the brake fluid flushed & brakes bleed , also looked to make sure calipers were sliding on slides the way they should . This fixed my brake pedal travel, back to where it use to be , & brakes are good again & no dash board bas/ esp light ! All good !
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I believe the manual calls for periodic brake fluid changes. I actually have three, one being my son's 2007 and it has had spongy brakes in the past. The last time they were bled and the problem went away. I also considered buying the Mercedes stainless steel brake lines which will not expand under pressure. However, both my 2005s have great brakes (and have been flushed at least once).
Re: Brakes - brake pedal travel
STOP STORING YOU CARS FOR MONTHS AT A TIME! I keep saying it over and over "Cars that are not driven, develop issues".
My former rule was that the car was started, the top put down and up, and the car driven for at least 20 miles every three weeks. My current rule is every week.
My former rule was that the car was started, the top put down and up, and the car driven for at least 20 miles every three weeks. My current rule is every week.
I just have the soft brake pedal issue which I believe is air in the ABS system pump module.
How to fix that without going to a stealer with the DRBIII, can the Autel Maxicheck Pro do the trick and cycle the valves in the ABS module on our cars as it can on others?
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I got the soft pedal too, immediately after I did a pad and rotor swap. I didnt do the s.s. lines yet, so i had no loss of fluid whatsoever....but just squeezing the caliper too far cause it for me(nope I didn't open the bleeder while squeezing either....doh)
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I purchased my 2005 Roadster last September and drove it for less than a thousand miles before putting it into storage for the harsh Michigan Winters ( won't drive this car on the salted snowy/icy roads) I do try to get it out once a month if the roads are clear and dry which doesn't happen often in Michigan during the winter. It drove well and the brakes worked fine. When I took it out of storage in mid march this year the brake peddle was soft but was able to be pumped up. Took it to my mechanic who bled the brakes to no avail. He suggested changing out the master cylinder which I had done. The brake pedal goes down 3 to 4 inches before engaging and does not pump up however the car does stop. But will it stop in a hard braking situation? Is there something else to be done to get the pedal back to where it belongs?????????
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The car will brake properly in a emergency situation with the soft pedal feel, i have had this situation happen to me. I believe there is a fix for this on a mb forum page, i read you have to remove the pads, put a block in the caliper that is thinner(almost to the point that the caliper pistons will come out of their bores, but dont let them come out) press the brake, the pistons move out, then you loosen the brake line, remove the block from the caliper, push pistons in JUST far enough to get the pads in(and the spacing between pads needs to be just enough to slip onto the rotors, do not push the pistons all the way back in or you'll be right where you started) tighten brake line, clean up fluid that came out. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS PROCESS WILL WORK AS I HAVE NOT TRIED IT YET!, it's just what i read, they went on to say that it feels like air in the line, but it isnt, its a seal that moves when you push the pistons in all the way and you dont loosen the brake line. Hope this helps, as i said it's just what i read
Re: Brakes - brake pedal travel
The car will brake properly in a emergency situation with the soft pedal feel, i have had this situation happen to me. I believe there is a fix for this on a mb forum page, i read you have to remove the pads, put a block in the caliper that is thinner(almost to the point that the caliper pistons will come out of their bores, but dont let them come out) press the brake, the pistons move out, then you loosen the brake line, remove the block from the caliper, push pistons in JUST far enough to get the pads in(and the spacing between pads needs to be just enough to slip onto the rotors, do not push the pistons all the way back in or you'll be right where you started) tighten brake line, clean up fluid that came out. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS PROCESS WILL WORK AS I HAVE NOT TRIED IT YET!, it's just what i read, they went on to say that it feels like air in the line, but it isnt, its a seal that moves when you push the pistons in all the way and you dont loosen the brake line. Hope this helps, as i said it's just what i read
I did not do anything about it though, my pedal has a lot of travel but the brakes work just fine.
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