Hi all,
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Since picking up the car, I have felt that the brake travel and performance hasn't been 100% despite all calipers having been refurbished and good condition discs and pads installed.
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When depressing the brake pedal, the top
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"portion" of the pedal travel has very little resistance before firming up and getting actual braking force.
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I know the ABS models are known to have a slightly longer travel but I don't have the utmost confidence in the car's stopping power currently and I do have to put on quite a bit of pressure to stop from speed.
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The car is a Rev3 with ABS.
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I am using Mobil DOT4 brake fluid.
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A friend and I have bled the system using the 2 person method
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(tried engine on and engine off) and got a considerable amount of air out of the bleed nipples
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(which I have also replaced as a test) but when no more air is coming out from any corner, there is still this dead/soft spot near the top.
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When the engine is off, we can get the pedal really firm but as soon as the engine is on and the brake booster comes into effect.
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soft/dead spot again!
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Any ideas? I read somewhere that handbrake setup can cause this issue but the handbrake works flawlessly so I'm not quite sure if that would cause issues?
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Thanks in advance dudes and dudettes
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