Are All R32gtr's Brake Pedals Soft On Start Stroke.

[Rowdyr32]

I've been having some issues on my gtr with trying to get the pedal hard at the start of the stroke. I have bled the system but for about the first 1/4 it seems to be soft. I know I need a master cylinder stopper to firm up the end of the stroke. Master cylinder moves about 3mm at the end of the stroke.

Is this the lines expanding since their 17 years old or the fluid compressing or something to do with the booster or am I doing something wrong? I know how to bleed brakes btw.

[Mr. Oizo]

In my car, you can adjust the rod, just like you can with the clutch pedal

I'm assuming you can do that on all cars, have a look if theres anything adjustable down there

[Beer Baron]

how much pad material do you have? how thick are the rotors? worn pads/rotors will give you a little bit of softness at the start of the travel.

[Abo Bob]

Has it ever been hard?

We are discussing a similar thing in this thread:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...p;#entry2548068

And I'm wondering if most skylines are like this but I don't know how to change it yet.

[Birnie]

I've changed my pads recently to Bendix Ultimates in front and Winmax rears

HEAPS better for braking but i now notice that 1st pump, stops of course and pretty well, but if i pump 1st then brake with the 2nd push, it's super hard to press and much better.

I haven't bleed for about a year so hopefully that's all it is.

Anyone else have that?

(and yeah, noticed the 3 thread thing now too)..haha

[Rowdyr32]

The pads are new but the disks are alittle worn. The car stops fine but I didn't know if I can make the pads take up earlier. I might have a look at the adjusting rod if it has one first and fit the stopper to the master cylinder then get back to you all. There is pressure in the line initially but it seem spungy.