My brake pedal is a bit low and spongy for my tastes and they dont pump up.

I changed the rear pads and bled the rear lines. The front pads have not even half way worn. All calipers are working , non leaking and rotors are good smooth and thick. Flex brake lines not dried or cracking. Car 10 years old , 75k miles. I'll bleed the fronts to be sure.

I was thinking I need a master cylinder (original).

Could it be the single digit temps lately combined with poor fluid (years of water accumulation as it was a bit brown in the rear)?

Any thoughts fellas?

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Patrick Leber
'84 190E 2.3
'83 Porsche 944 (track car)
'84 Porsche 944 (parts car)
85.5 Porsche 944 (sled)

I would suspect the master cylinder too.

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Jim

Herr Leber

Just replaced the rear pads on our 190 as well. Same bleeding of brakes, f&r. I wondered what was going on. I pulled the wheels and noticed that the new pads had not fully mated to the old disks.

I have since "seated" the new pads (a lot of braking while backing up) and the pedal is starting to firm up. My lesson was I should of probably turned the rear disks before putting on the new pads.

Haasman

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'03 E320 Wagon-Sold
'95 E320 Wagon-Went to Ex
'93 190E 2.6-Wrecked
'91 300E-Went to Ex
'65 911 Coupe (#302580)