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Finished replacing all calipers and hoses on my '77 242. (Multple posts about all this from me recently here) Defective caliper replaced. Gravity bleeding then worked just fine. All bleeders dripped/dribbled happily. All fittings show dry and tight when finished.
Working the brakes and then driving the car, I have firm pedal, (not spongy), car stops straight and brakes, "take hold," well; and solid.
However, I only have about a half pedal on brakes. i.e., I push down on pedal and brakes don't come on until pedal is about half way to the floor. It seems before I began, pedal was higher. If there is still air in the system, I think I'd have spongy pedal, right?
Not having power assist on this car, I do expect to behave differently than our Cherokee, (yeah, not Volvo, but needed here in winter snows).
If this were an older design car with drum brakes and this were the case, I'd know immediately I needed to crawl under with a brake spoon and, "take up the brakes." (Meaning adjust the shoes closer to the drums) Then I'd have brakes right near the top of pedal travel. However, I think with disk brakes, that is not part of the equation.
I wonder if I've missed anything.......??
Still good brakes though.
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Dennis
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