Sheffieldguy

Hi I am a new guy &amp; just bought a black 98 GT coupe. The brake pedal force required is prety high compared to most (all) cars I have driven. Is this normal? The last owner put new pads on all round and they are bedded in.</P>


Also the accelerator pedal effort is high. Again is this normal?</P>


I do not have the owners manual - what is the recommended gas octane?</P>

Birdieman4

Sheffield- It's a Mustang gt, so the brakes are gonna feel a little mushy and require more effort. (can you say, "brake upgrade"?) The throttle pedal, however, should not be that stiff. Your throttle cable may be sticking and may need a little lubrrication. Oh, and run supreme unleaded all the time.

vfast

but where the brake bled?

Buzzstang

bleed the brakes. check if there are any thing in the way under the dash and under the hood that is keeping the throttle cable from operating properly.

Sheffieldguy

Sheffieldguy

Thanks for the help. I will bleed the brakes and lube the cable (hope thats as easy to do as to say!)

Buzzstang

yes it is

j_uz16

did u just say he put a new one?..so yur pads r compensating from thedisc or drumscoz he didnt remove the oldone ryt?..tryin to even the surouface..but in a long run it will be ok..wats yur name again man?..by the way im wrench from vancity bc. ye as the other dude say it a little bit mushy for the meantime...laters man <edited><editID>j_uz16</editID><editDate>37920.1698263889</editDate></edited>

j_uz16

by the way if its mushy ..probably u have an internal leak...possibly..master cylinder

j_uz16

hey man...i notice that u want to bleed yur brakes...u can do itfrom the back of yur drum or disc, ders a hose der n a niple like opening ..ders a cap for that too (for dirt protection)n u might want to get a 12 mm flared wrench for the bleeding process..n ask someone to press the brake.for ya.ok man...laters<IMG src=smileys/smiley16.gif border="0">