Spongy brakes

by **SleeperSolara** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:32 am

On Saturday, me, my bro, and my friend went to go wash our cars, and my brother drove my car, i drove my friends' mom Benz, and my friend drove the Benz G55 [as we call it, the G-Wagon].
Anyways my bro said that my brakes felt alittle spongy, so when i droveit home it felt alittle spongy myself.
Then Sunday i bled the rear brakes, [i already had bled the driver left front brake, since i had to fix it].
I got new brake pads.
The brake fluid resrevior is full.
Could it be the brake rotors??
Could it be the brake lines??
If i had to get new rotors which should i get?? Slotted rotors or Drilled rotors or Drilled/Slotted rotors.

by **s15lara** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 11:02 am

it could be that your rotors are warped or maybe just one. that could be the prob. with the spongy feeling cuz i had that prob. as for what kind of rotors you should get, try using the search. there are plenty of threads about rotors.

by **Hsakuragi** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 11:14 am

never wash ur car when the rotors are hot, it's probably wrapped

by **Mole** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:14 pm

most likely, your brakes are normal, especially since you recently bled them.

different cars have different brake systems and that brings in different brake feeling.

Website · by **ICrazyChrisI** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:56 pm

Mine have always been real spongy.

by **kld** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:23 pm

I hate my brakes too! I always feel like I have to slam them on to get the car to stop! Only had my Solara 2 weeks thought I'd get used to it, but I haven't! :evil:

by **HKSV6SLE** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 11:55 pm

drive a g35 then drive ur solara.......toyotas in general i think have spongier feeling brakes except for some models. :drinking:

by **SleeperSolara** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:53 am

I drive my friends' IS300 and the brakes are really touchy.
I like it like that.
Guess i can have any excuse for gettin' new rotors. :lol:

by **Mole** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 11:27 am

just fyi, rotors aren't the reason why your brakes are spongy.

by **impactX** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 11:49 am

Air in the line.

Bleed it again PROPERLY until there's no air.

by **SleeperSolara** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:57 am

I did bleed my brakes properly.
I did it by the Haynes repair manual book.

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