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Originally Posted by JamesDean
A few years ago I thought my issue might have been brake hoses so I went about replacing all my SS lines with rubber but I couldnt get that rear right one off. I didnt want to round the nut so i threw in the towel and said I'd toss it to the shop...never did get around to that. I dont think them being mixed would cause too huge of an issue though. It didn't before the rotor/pad change
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Yes, I also think that's a red herring, but it's a good sign people are looking closely at the pictures.
James, I think Larry made a good point when he asked if the pedal was mushy when you're stopped. If it is good and hard when you are stopped, then there isn't any air in the system and since you noted you hadn't opened it, there's no way it could have gotten in anyway. There are some instances where pushing all of the old, degraded fluid backward through the lines causes problems, but hopefully that's not what you're facing (and those problems are not usually "mushy" anyway).
So if the pedal feels fine if you are stopped, but just seems to require extra time/pressure/travel from speed, and there is no pulling or grabbing, I would bet the brakes just haven't fully bedded-in. The process you described wasn't any I've seen (or used) before and with the harder Akebono pads it is going to take longer anyway.
I would go ahead and flush the fluid, and then I'd try a drive or two across town where you actually get to use the brakes with some regularity.
Good luck.