Installed new brakes all the way around bled system and still have pedal travel anyone out there that can help

2002 Mustang V6 3.8

 

Do you have any pedal at all?

Did you replace calipers?

Which order did you bleed the brakes?

 

yea it goes 3/4 down
but it stops great
this started happening when i replaced the front brakes

right left
left right
there was no air it bled like hell

is there a way to ajust the brake pedal?

 

Did you have that low a pedal before you did the brakes?

What did you replace? Pads, calipers, or both?

Did you remember to re-fill the master cylinder while you were bleeding the system?

 

no not before i did the brakes
Just the pads
and filled cylinder

 

If you didnt replace the calipers, you shouldnt have had to bleed the brakes.

Did you bleed the brakes cause the pedal was low after you changed them?

If the pads are installed correctly, you should have only had to pump the brakes a couple of times to fill the piston in the calipers. No bleeding would be needed. That should have given you as good a pedal as you had before you changed the pads.

 

i bled the brakes cause the pedal was low

 

Sounds ike you have a bunch of air in the lines or the master cylinder decided to go bad. I think it's most likely air.

If you cant get it out you may have to get it power bled in a shop.

When you are bleeding the brakes, are making sure the pedal is all the way to the floor and held there until the bleeder valve is tightened? If you let it up before the valve is tightened, you will suck lots of air back into the system.

 

how can i check if its the master cylinder
yea i made sure it was tightened

 

Since it was working ok before you changed the pads & bled the lines, I'm thinking it's still got air in the line.

If you pump the brakes several times, does the pedal get any better?