Ever since I have gotten my trailblazer the way the brake pedal operates on it seems soft. First I had the brakes professionally bled at Firestone. I did the ABS engagement thing on dirt roads over and over. It did make a bit of a difference.
Now I just changed all my calipers because the front two were bad. They were making a creaking noise that probably could have been fixed with a small rebuild but the AC DELCO rebuilds were only about $40 a piece. I also replaced the rubber brake lines because, well, why not (the vehicle is old), those were cheap too.
So down to the issue. I have read some posts on other sites (http://forums.trailvoy.com/showthread.php?t=49391&page=9) and other places and they conclude that the feel of the brake pedal on the trailblazer is just naturally long/soft.
Listen, I do not think I can get this thing to the floor, but it seems to get close. The car stops, if I were to try and get the pedal to the floor while the car is moving, I would most likely be thrown through the window.
If I am stopped, I am not even pushing that hard and I can get pretty far, if not almost to the floor (I honestly think I just stop before I hit the floor, I do not want to brake anything.) Now it is not like I am not pushing to get it to the floor, I am. It is just it is nothing like the new braking system I have in my 2010 equinox. When you push on a pedal in a newer car, it just stops. It would take a lot more leg to make that thing go down.
Is this just how it is?
I do not think my brake booster is leaking.
The ABS works great, it pushes back.
I just bled my brakes and the entire system has new fluid. (I was not able to engage the abs bleed, I do not have the correct scan tool)
Now I just changed all my calipers because the front two were bad. They were making a creaking noise that probably could have been fixed with a small rebuild but the AC DELCO rebuilds were only about $40 a piece. I also replaced the rubber brake lines because, well, why not (the vehicle is old), those were cheap too.
So down to the issue. I have read some posts on other sites (http://forums.trailvoy.com/showthread.php?t=49391&page=9) and other places and they conclude that the feel of the brake pedal on the trailblazer is just naturally long/soft.
Listen, I do not think I can get this thing to the floor, but it seems to get close. The car stops, if I were to try and get the pedal to the floor while the car is moving, I would most likely be thrown through the window.
If I am stopped, I am not even pushing that hard and I can get pretty far, if not almost to the floor (I honestly think I just stop before I hit the floor, I do not want to brake anything.) Now it is not like I am not pushing to get it to the floor, I am. It is just it is nothing like the new braking system I have in my 2010 equinox. When you push on a pedal in a newer car, it just stops. It would take a lot more leg to make that thing go down.
Is this just how it is?
I do not think my brake booster is leaking.
The ABS works great, it pushes back.
I just bled my brakes and the entire system has new fluid. (I was not able to engage the abs bleed, I do not have the correct scan tool)