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    Default After front brake job

    Hi,
    I have 2004 XC70, 160K on it.
    My friend and I replaced front rotors and pads. Everything went quick and easy except brake pedal is deeper and softer afterwords. We tried to bleed air bubbles (couldn't see any) on all brakes. It improved a tiny bit, but still doesn't feel solid.

    Is my master cylinder is going? Any electric to adjust? We just cannot figure it out...

    Please advise.
    Thank you!

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    How is fluid level?
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    The backing surface flange for the disc clean with no foreign material impeding a solid mount, caliper mountings secure and correct, or you could have a semi stuck piston, did they retract easily and smoothly when pushed back in for the new pads, the caliper is a floating type so it should move easily on its guides, The replacement of pads usually does not require any bleeding unless you pushed a piston out when the pads were removed.

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    Did you reinstall the springs correctly? If not can give you a soft pedal, compare with rear brakes

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    The front spring is in wrong.

    I'd bet $100 on that.

    You wouldn't be the first...

    http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/showth...-changing-pads
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    Thank you Xheart, AKAMick, juanpen, and Astro14.
    We added fluid when we bled air, so It maybe wrong spring installation. I took photos of left front one. Does it look correct? Please advise.

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    Thank you again!

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    If nothing mentioned above helps, try to toggle ABS valves in DiCE/VIDA and bleed with Motiv bleeder under max pressure (it is capable of about 25..30 PSI).
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    Quote Originally Posted by orvieto View Post
    Thank you Xheart, AKAMick, juanpen, and Astro14.
    so It maybe wrong spring installation. I took photos of left front one. Does it look correct? Please advise.

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    Yep, spring is wrong and therefore have no spring force. needs to be on the other side of the bracket ears its currently resting on. Imagine the floating caliper with no springed tension on the outside "rotating/twisting" upwards and towards the engine when you step on the brakes. Your pads/rotors will show partial contact on the outer portion of the rotor. Partial angled contact is what causes the deeper and softer pedal. Easy mistake and common. Here is pic for reference

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    Thank you vti, howardc64, and everyone on this thread!

    Did it hurt the springs, rotors, and pads?
    I will fix it tomorrow and let you know.

    Thank you again!

    Quote Originally Posted by howardc64 View Post
    Yep, spring is wrong and therefore have no spring force. needs to be on the other side of the bracket ears its currently resting on. Imagine the floating caliper with no springed tension on the outside "rotating/twisting" upwards and towards the engine when you step on the brakes. Your pads/rotors will show partial contact on the outer portion of the rotor. Partial angled contact is what causes the deeper and softer pedal. Easy mistake and common. Here is pic for reference


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    Quote Originally Posted by orvieto View Post
    Did it hurt the springs, rotors, and pads?
    Assuming you haven't put a few thousand city stop and go miles on this. Probably just a little uneven wear and will even out after repair and some use. Firm brake pedal pressure will return as soon as spring is installed correctly. The properly tensioned caliper wlll squeeze the rotor evenly without twisting to provide majority of braking power even if the uneven wear might result in less contact area.
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