Brake Problem

[Jud]

I'm new to the forum, hope this is the right place to post my question. I replaced the pads on my 04 XLT 4 wheel dr. Now the pedal is spongy and although it stops, it goes to the floor. Any hints on how I screwed up by just putting new ceramic pads on??

Thanks in advance for the help

 

[techieman33]

I was actually wondering that too, though I have a 91 xlt. And mine are really spongy since I put new ones on.

 

[Doug]

Replacing the pads shouldn't affect the feel of the brakes. It sounds like you have air in the lines, you might want to try bleeding all 4 brakes.

 

[Robb]

I would blame it on the pads not being seated yet, before I would think you magically got air in the lines.

 

[Doug]

Or it could be the pads not seated yet...

















Though I've never had that issue when doing brakes, and my explorer likes to eat brakes.

 

[Eneurb]

I've never used them, but I've heard that ceramic pads can take a while to seat.

 

[l1tech]

How did you get the piston pushed back into the caliper, if you opened the bleeder screw and then pushed the piston back in there is a chance that you got air in the system....

 

[Jud]

We just pushed the pistons back, did not open any bleeders

 

[techieman33]

Well mine feel a lot better now, and I did bleed them before, i think it might have just been that they weren't seated yet. Mine sure doesn't eat brakes, this was it's 3rd set, but it only has 94,000 on it.