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hotclub57@hotmail.com - 25 Mar 2006 22:23 GMT

After eight years the brake pedal action on my '99 was feeling soft so
today I had stainless steel brake lines(Goodridge) installed. I
expected a much firmer feel to the pedal but on the drive home there
didn't appear to be any difference.
The mechanic said the pads looked OK and he replace the brake fluid
at the same time.
Could something else be wrong?

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Chas Hurst - 25 Mar 2006 22:29 GMT

> After eight years the brake pedal action on my '99 was feeling soft so
> today I had stainless steel brake lines(Goodridge) installed. I
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> at the same time.
> Could something else be wrong?

Sure something could be wrong. Probably the slide pins for the calipers need
cleaning and greasing.

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Lanny Chambers - 26 Mar 2006 00:09 GMT

> The mechanic said the pads looked OK and he replace the brake fluid
> at the same time.
> Could something else be wrong?

Try bleeding the brakes again. Simply flushing and replacing the fluid
at least annually will yield most of the improvement usually attributed
to SS lines (firm pedal, easier modulation).

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Lanny Chambers
'94C, St. Louis
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

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