Hey everyone. I am so frustrated with my brakes. I have a 96 Nissan Sentra GXE standard brake system. My dad is really good at fixing on cars. A month ago he fixed my front callipers and rotors and my brake pedal was so firm and my stopping distance was greatly reduced. Well I had to come to a hard stop to avoid running a red light and then, my brake pedal became soft again, my stopping distance was long again. I've taken it to a few places like Midas and CarX and they are saying they dont' see anything wrong, maybe I needed my backs adjusted. Well we did that too. So now, my dad has also replaced my drums and did some adjusting, replaced my master cylinder, we bled the brake line a good 4 times front and back and my pedal is still spongy and it goes down to the ground. I am really upset because i spent money I didn't have on the master cylinder and that wasn't the problem. he thought maybe it's the brake booster, but my pedal would be hard, not soft. Any suggestions or guesses? thanks
2007-11-04 05:00:38 · 4 answers · asked by frustrated right now 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Thanks all you guys for responding. This happened all of a sudden, not gradually, after I made the hard stop (which mind you was not a screeching stop, just a firm, hard press). Can there be a stuck caliper possibly? Is this something that can be seen by compressing the brakes and having my dad look at it?
2007-11-04 05:25:09 · update #1
it could be your booster, but check your brake lines to see if you might have a leak in the lines a small hole or crack may not leave a spot on the ground but let air in .you could have a bad master cylinder even if it is new.check your brake pads an brake shoes a pad could have came lose , just a few things to check..good luck.
2007-11-04 05:14:57 · answer #1 · answered by crashsleds 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you had to hit the brakes so hard it throed the proportioning valve off center on it,that happens occasionally,you,ll have to re-center it by bleeding them,and if that don't work you may have to replace the valve,the valve worked though it did what it was supposed to do it sent the pressure where it was needed,but when they get some age on them they wont always come back to perfect center again,that's all i can think of ,i own a Nissan though and have been through it with it also,i hit mine hard and fast ,fast enough to stall the engine,and that happened to it,its worth a try,good luck with it.
2007-11-04 13:11:31 · answer #2 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two bleeder valves on the ABS module.
Bleed them too.
2007-11-04 13:10:57 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check for any other leaks in th e system, ie..the wheel cylinders...
2007-11-04 13:28:03 · answer #4 · answered by buffalopirate7612 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋