So last week i took my car to the dealer to have the hatch fixed,because i figured out that the rattling in my trunk was from the clips because they loosened up,popping out the trim panel.Anyways,ever since i picked it up from the dealer my brakes are feeling very soft and mushy and need more force to stop,i mean i have to brake from a distance away (they claimed they never touched the brakes!).I know its not because its being broken in ,however they can't just change overnight.My guess is that there was vapor buildup in the brake fluid causing air bubbles in the brakes lines,so i may need to bleed the lines?My car has only 4000 miles on it,should i really bleed the lines?

P.S.ads and rotors have alot of life in them,and my tires are fine.In addition to that,it rains here everyday and after raining turns very humid outside...does that influence this at all?

 

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4000 miles shouldn't need bleeding. I would take it back to the dealer and tell them to fix it because the problem wasn't there before they messed with it.

 

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Brakes suck...I have problem w/ my new brake pads...hopefully it will go away when I install my new PowerSlot rotors...hehe

 

The stock brakes on the tC are very good. A little softer feeling for some, but do a great job of stopping. Powerslots, BBK, etc on this car will look good, that is about it unless you are road racing and need them to cool faster. You can only stop as well as your traction allows.

If they got mushy overnight, then something happened and they need to be checked for sure. Brakes should not need to be bled anytime unless you lose all the fluid or have the lines off. I never bled the brakes on my other car until after 100,000 miles, and that was because I had to replace a wheel cylinder that was leaking.

 

it can't hurt to bleed the lines. it'll only take a minute and is as easy as can be. if that'll fix it, just do it and save yourself the headache.

 

Isn't it a PITA to bleed the brakes by yourself though?

I am going to be getting SS brake lines and new pads (stoptech stage 1) but dont have the tools needed for bleeding, ill probably have my fav mechanic give me a hand though.

 

It is easy as can be to do it yourself. I actually flushed the entire system by myself. Just get a one man brake bleeder kit from ebay for like $8. It comes with a connector piece that only allows fluid out, but no air or anything in. It works well.

To bleed em, just take the wheels off, put the connector in the bleeder valve, unscrew the bleeder screw a bit and then go pump the brake several times. Close the bleeder screw and your done...

 

Here, this is the guy that I got mine from a while ago:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/One-M...QQcmdZViewItem

 

Wow, I didn't know that it was so easy to bleed your brakes... I knew it was easy, but that is like whoa easy.

 

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yep. WHOA easy lol

 

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actually some vacuum testers come with an attachment to blean the brakes. i have an actually bleeder that hooks up to my air hose but he has that thing so someone doesnt have to pump...idn if you have a vacuum kit for cars but if you do or know of someone they have a kit for it...or you and a friend can do the pump pump bleed.