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Im at a loss. I did a brake job on my expedition but cannot get rid of the soft pedal. Here is what I did.
1) Replaced rear brake pads on both wheels.
2) Replace front brake pads, front calipers, front rotors.
3) Bled brake calipers on all four wheels and filled with new fluid.
Here is the problem.
I experience a hard pedal on the brake system when the car is off. When I turn the car on, I get a very soft pedal which never gets hard. I can stop
somewhat but would not survive a panic stop. I have put about a litre of fluid through the whole system but it just doesnt get any better. Do I have a master cylinder problem now? Or is the master cylinder on the expedition power boosted or vacuum assisted in some way? What baffles me is that when the car is off, the brakes seem great but as soon as you turn on the car, the brakes pedal get soft again.
Please anyone help - I need a beer......................
Im at a loss. I did a brake job on my expedition but cannot get rid of the soft pedal. Here is what I did.
1) Replaced rear brake pads on both wheels.
2) Replace front brake pads, front calipers, front rotors.
3) Bled brake calipers on all four wheels and filled with new fluid.
Here is the problem.
I experience a hard pedal on the brake system when the car is off. When I turn the car on, I get a very soft pedal which never gets hard. I can stop
somewhat but would not survive a panic stop. I have put about a litre of fluid through the whole system but it just doesnt get any better. Do I have a master cylinder problem now? Or is the master cylinder on the expedition power boosted or vacuum assisted in some way? What baffles me is that when the car is off, the brakes seem great but as soon as you turn on the car, the brakes pedal get soft again.
Please anyone help - I need a beer......................
WAGSY
Hi, I am new and was just reading this message and I am having the exact same problem with my expedition.. did anyone figure out why this was happening on Wagsys brake problem? Thank you, Roni
Hi, I am new and was just reading this message and I am having the exact same problem with my expedition.. did anyone figure out why this was happening on Wagsys brake problem? Thank you, Roni
Im at a loss. I did a brake job on my expedition but cannot get rid of the soft pedal. Here is what I did.
1) Replaced rear brake pads on both wheels.
2) Replace front brake pads, front calipers, front rotors.
3) Bled brake calipers on all four wheels and filled with new fluid.
Here is the problem.
I experience a hard pedal on the brake system when the car is off. When I turn the car on, I get a very soft pedal which never gets hard. I can stop
somewhat but would not survive a panic stop. I have put about a litre of fluid through the whole system but it just doesnt get any better. Do I have a master cylinder problem now? Or is the master cylinder on the expedition power boosted or vacuum assisted in some way? What baffles me is that when the car is off, the brakes seem great but as soon as you turn on the car, the brakes pedal get soft again.
Please anyone help - I need a beer......................
WAGSY
Sounds like you have air in the system , can you borrow a power bleeder ?
Have you replaced a Brake Booster? I have an '03 4.6, XLT that has off and on pedal problems that feel like the booster may be going out as well as very rough idle when I stop. Sounds like it may be the brake booster, I recently replaced the front oxygen sensors as well.
Quite easy job. Remove the master cylinder without bending the lines too juch, move it aside. Inside the vehicle, remove the stop lamp switch from the brake pedal and the rod comes off the pedal. Remove the four booster bolts under dash and..........BLAMO!
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