Help: Mushy brake pedal, any suggestions?

[rhock99 at epix.net (Ryan H)]

My front bleeders are pointed pretty much straight forward.  I would assume with the calipers on backwards they would point straight up instead.  
The rears are pointed straight rearward.  So I think I'm alright there.
Now I'm worried about the MC/booster.
For the guy who suggested I might be leaking fluid into the booster, it is mushy with the car off, but then when I start the car it's even mushier.
The more suggestions the merrier!  Thanks guys!


> 
> From: Brian Wagner <brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net>
> Date: 2004/04/27 Tue PM 03:35:11 EDT
> To: Ryan H <rhock99@epix.net>
> Subject: Re: Help: Mushy brake pedal, any suggestions?
> 
> Question: on the front calipers are the bleeder valves towards the top or bottom of the caliper? Could it be possible to install the calipers on the wrong side. It can done on the rears and I had a friend do it recently on a MKII golf.
>  
> Brian
> 
> Ryan H <rhock99@epix.net> wrote:
> Yep, bled them in the "right" order.
> The MC was off the car with the brake booster (replaced pedal assembly), so technically it had no fluid in it... hmm, think the MC may have air in it? But how, if I'm getting fluid at the calipers?
> 
> > 
> > From: "Patrick Bureau" 
> > Date: 2004/04/27 Tue AM 09:18:16 EDT
> > To: "'Ryan H'" , 
> > Subject: RE: Help: Mushy brake pedal, any suggestions?
> > 
> > And you bled your brakes, PSGR Rear, Driver Rear, Then Psgr Front then Dvr
> > Front in that that order?
> > Did you change the Master cylinder? Did you bench Bleed it?
> > 
> > 
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> > ->-----Original Message-----
> > ->From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org 
> > ->[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Ryan H
> > ->Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 10:37 PM
> > ->To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > ->Subject: Help: Mushy brake pedal, any suggestions?
> > ->
> > ->Just put everything back together (SS lines, new 
> > ->calipers/discs/pads), bled the system using a power bleeder 
> > ->(~13-15psi), and now I have a very mushy pedal. 
> > ->First I thought it might be the rear calipers since I didn't 
> > ->"pre-bleed" them. So I re-bled the rears. Still mushy.
> > ->I checked for leaks, and found a line that was leaking 
> > ->slightly - tightened it down and it stopped leaking. Bled 
> > ->brakes completely again - STILL very mushy.
> > ->I hear a slight noise coming from the reservoir area when I 
> > ->press the pedal - it's been so long I don't remember what 
> > ->kind of noises it's supposed to make. Not the usual brake 
> > ->"hiss" though, but I don't know how to describe it - it 
> > ->almost sounds normal I guess.
> > ->Help!!! I want to drive the car badly, but telephone poles 
> > ->taunt my insufficient brakes!
> > ->
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