Brakes Won't Stiffen

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VonHayek

Discussion Starter · Apr 24, 2009

I have a '99 which has a very soft brakes. The brake pedal will go all the way to the floor, but the the breaks still function. If you pump the pedal, it stiffens pretty well.

I have replaced the master cylinder and a caliper mount, but it has not fixed the problem. I have bled the brakes 5 times, including the line connections at the cylinder twice. Any suggestions?

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· #2 · Apr 24, 2009

If you have drum brakes in the rear, they probably need to be adjusted.

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VonHayek

Discussion Starter · #3 · Apr 24, 2009

96paseo said:
If you have drum brakes in the rear, they probably need to be adjusted.

I thought of that, but I when I went to adjust them, there was no hole in the back of plate. I guess I have to manually adjust with the drum off?

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Dave's

· #4 · Apr 24, 2009

Probably unlikely but have someone hit the brakes and check the front hoses to the calipers. I've seen them swell out like a small balloon. Of course, at some point they 'pop'.

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hill8570

· #5 · Apr 24, 2009 (Edited)

VonHayek said:
I thought of that, but I when I went to adjust them, there was no hole in the back of plate. I guess I have to manually adjust with the drum off?

The rear drums on the Gen4 are self-adjusting via the parking brake -- work the parking brake a few times.

Sounds more like a pressure issue to me, 'tho.

I assume you've been watching the brake fluid level, and it isn't dropping (just to rule out leaks).

When you bled them, you bled both fronts and rears (rears first)?

Page 2 of the factory manual at http://www.camrystuff.com/manuals/Gen4/Brake.pdf has a good troubleshoot chart -- take a look.

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DarkMastyr

· #6 · Apr 24, 2009

Got any leaks?

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