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Discoveries on brake saga...can there be suction after pedal press? 200

posted by  porkface on  Tue Feb 10 10:07 CST 2004
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i find it hard to believe the shims can cause that much difference in pedal feel. i have seen improperly installed pads do this on mercedes and bmws, but the pad has a clip on the backing plate with 3 fingers that have to fit into the piston. leave 1 finger out and the pad never fully seats against the rotor and the pedal is low and soft. the suction upon retraction is a possibility, though, i've never seen it on a volvo. the 63-82 corvettes with 4 piston calipers have a problem with exactly that, drawing air past the seals in the calipers. but, they start with a good pedal and then get worse while driving. wheel bearing runout, rotor warp, etc. jiggle the pistons back and forth and that's how the air gets in. rebuilt calipers fixes the problem on corvettes. i can't wait for this answer. still curious, chuck.






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