Brake pedal travel

[baz]

Can someone tell me how far there brake pedal travels in a 2001 cougar before they start to work,Mine seems to be about 50mm and they feel spungy but i've bled two wheels with no air in system.
Baz

[baz]

Originally Posted by baz

Can someone tell me how far there brake pedal travels in a 2001 cougar before they start to work,Mine seems to be about 50mm and they feel spungy but i've bled two wheels with no air in system.
Baz

I just want to have less brake travel

[fordmondeoman]

many factors will change your pedal travel, first off though if you have air in the system this will make it very spungy only way to get all air out is bleed all 4 brakes, and it can be possible to get air in the abs pump/valves and some times only way to get that out is to actuate the pump/valves which requires a scan/diagnostic tool. Other reasons would be leaking master cyl. does the pedal get hard if you pump it up and does it stay hard and not drop to floor? do this with engine off.

[XR5-Boy]

From what i remember, the Cougar did have a bit of brake travel. You will need to press them a bit for them to grab. Remember, they aren't performance brakes. They're the same brakes that are on the same year mondeo. If you're going flat to the floor, then you have a problem.

[baz]

Originally Posted by fordmondeoman

many factors will change your pedal travel, first off though if you have air in the system this will make it very spungy only way to get all air out is bleed all 4 brakes, and it can be possible to get air in the abs pump/valves and some times only way to get that out is to actuate the pump/valves which requires a scan/diagnostic tool. Other reasons would be leaking master cyl. does the pedal get hard if you pump it up and does it stay hard and not drop to floor? do this with engine off.

When I pump them up they stay hard, My Mechanic said they are OK, I just don't like the amount of travel. I thought there might be a way of adjusting the pushrod to shorten travel.

[scout]

Just a thought, how much play do you have in the wheel bearings. As you may realise the pads are pushed away from the discs by the travel in the wheel bearing, therefore, the greater the movement the further the pads are pushed from the discs and the greater the travel of the pedal to push back to contact the disc.
Trev

[baz]

Originally Posted by scout

Just a thought, how much play do you have in the wheel bearings. As you may realise the pads are pushed away from the discs by the travel in the wheel bearing, therefore, the greater the movement the further the pads are pushed from the discs and the greater the travel of the pedal to push back to contact the disc.
Trev

Thanks for the reply, Do you adjust the bearings the same way as other fords on these cougars, Everthing looks different.
Barry

[baz]

I just had the brake fluid changed, made a big differance, i'm happy now.