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Explain two possible causes for excessive parking brake pedal or hand-control travel?
Worn e-brake linings or e-brake linings and cables are out of adjustment.
Is it normal if brake pedal goes within 2 inches of floor on a 1999 Saturn 1 after replacing brake pads and bleeding system if car stops ok?
No Good, Excessive brake travel!
Why does it takes excessive pressure on brake pedal to turn on your brake lights on a Porsche carrera 911 1987?
Answer 1 - Excessive Pressure Required to Activate Brake LightsAlthough I am not familiar with your vehicle, I suspect that the cause for the symptom you describe is that the brake light switch position is out of adjustment.
How do you tighten the parking brake on a 2002 Nissan frontier?
10 milimeter socket adjustment screw located at emergency brake pedal , look for adjustment nut to the left of emergency brake pedal .................................................................................................................................. before you adjust there, you may want to make sure your brake shoes are adjusted up (assuming they are drum) properly, which would likely take care of the problem, because if there is excessive space between the shoes and surface of drum, you will be asking the cable to compensate for this problem, which would cause it to travel more than it should. Also, excessive space between shoes and drums will also cause your hydraulic system brake pedal to go down farther than it should, which will not be cured by adjusting at the pedal or handle
Why does brake Pedal travel decreases and brake pedal get hard on ram van?
Probably the brake booster going bad.
What is the cause of excessive brake pedal travel and spongy feel?
check your brake fluid. you probably ran it low and now there is air in the system. there may even be a leak. you will need to top off the reservoir and then bleed the brakes. look for brake fluid leaking around the inside of the wheels to try to locate the leak.
What brake pedal is the cause of air being in the brake system?
The brake pedal has nothing to do with it. If air is in the system then bleed the brakes.
What would cause the brake pedal to be hard and still no brake lights on a 2006 Lincoln navigator?
brake switch located on the top of the brake pedal
Why 1990 Geo Tracker brake pedal hard to press?
Hardness in the brake pedal can because by low brake fluid. Air in the brake lines can also cause the pedal to push hard.
What could cause the brakes and brake pedal to stick when brake pedal is pressed?
Check around brake pedal for something rubbing. If OK, I'd look into the master cylinder.
How do you adjust the brake pedal travel 1969 PONTIAC Firebird?
pedal travel is dependent on several things. first,check brake fluid level. then,i would remove the wheels and drums and look at the brake shoes. if they are worn,replace. also ched adjustment of emergency brake. low e brake can cause low pedal and is also an indicator of worn rear shoes. after replacing shoes,orif no worn shoes are found,wheel cylinders may need bleeding. bleed right rear,front left,left rear and right front in that order. do NOT adjust pedal travel at master cylinder since this may cause brake binding due to fluid return restrictions.
What would cause brake lights not to come on until the brake pedal is all the way compressed?
Check the switch adjustment on the brake pedal arm.
