Brake fluid bled - still soft

[canis]

I ran the car at Sebring this weekend. Cooked the brakes, but took it easy and made it through the day. I bled the brakes yesterday, and they still feel a little soft. Any ideas what could be the culprit?

[jerseyglock]

I was told the problem is in the break pads. I'm getting SS brake lines put on in couple of weeks, I'll deal with stock pads for now.

[Random]

If you cooked the brakes your pads are probably glazed. The only fix would be new pads or at least resurfacing of the old pads. You can do it yourself with some 300 grit sand paper and a peice of glass (or some other true flat surface). Run the pads in a figure-8 pattern over the sandpaper 2 or 3 times. That should be enough to remove the glaze. If the glaze is much deeper than that, you'll want to replace the pads.

 

Also examine your rotors. Are they glazed as well? If so, you'll have to have them turned.

[canis]

Thanks Random. I removed the front pads, and much of the surface was shiny. I sanded them down and the brake feel is back to normal.

[SBT]

It's possible that if you cooked the brakes that you've also stretched the rubber pressure lines. Paul Hansen, on one of his sites, mentioned the lines turning to mush after several hard runs around the track.

 

That was fixed by replacing the lines with stainless steel lines. Guess you could get to pre-race condition by putting new OEM lines back on but somehow, that doesn't sound like what you'll be needing in the future.

 

Also, what was your brake bleed process? 1) RF, 2) LR, 3) LF, 4) RR?

 

Keep us posted on your "fix"

 

SBT