Replaced Brakes and Power Bled

[VMARAUDER]

I replace the brakes and fluid and installed my stainless steel li es today using a power bleeder. They seem kind of soft. Any suggestions

[MarauderMax]

You have air in the system, or, worse yet, the ABS pump.

[MyBlackBeasts]

I replace the brakes and fluid and installed my stainless steel li es today using a power bleeder. They seem kind of soft. Any suggestions

Mine did the same thing but after driving a while they firmed up just fine.

How's things Vince? :)

[fordmike65]

Perform an HCU bleed procedure by cycling the inlet/dump valves. Unless there is an aftermarket scanner that can do this, you can take it to a local Ford dealer and have them do it using the IDS. It worked for me.

[VMARAUDER]

Mine did the same thing but after driving a while they firmed up just fine.

How's things Vince? :)
I am ok...but after kneeling and rolling around under the Marauder I am sore as all hell. I used a power bleeder, connected 4 peices of clear tubing to the bleeder ports and closed them off 1 at a time after I had a smooth stream of fluid pass with no bubbles. The only thing is do you start with the front or the furthest away which would be the passenger rear. Maybe I should do it the old fashion way.

[tbone]

Adjusting the brake booster out a little helps. But if you go too far, the brakes will lock up once the brake fluid gets hot. I like the reduced pedal travel.

The big fix for me in the spongy department was to snip off the end of the booster line at the vacuum box and re-attach. The rubber gets stretched out and you lose vacuum. It's the black plastic box on the drivers side above the strut. The hose is on the bottom of the box and runs back under the cowling to a junction, which then runs to the booster.