citizen21

So as I was driving today, I noticed that my brakes got noticably mushy. Reguardless of the amount of pressure you apply, the longer my foot was on the brakes, the further and more mushier (is that a word?) the brake petal becomes. But if you release it, the mushiness will "reset" and feel normal until you apply another extended push on the petal. Brakes were just a little bit less functional but would still work fine. The brake fluid looks full and clean. I have changed the front brake pads about 4 months ago and haven't touched the brakes since. I would of took it to Les Schwab and had em take a look at them but by the time I came back from work, it was already closed. Anybody have a clue on how I can go about doing this myself or is this something that I should have a professional take a look at? I appreciate all answers.

instructor74

It sounds like you have a leak in the brake system. More then likely you have a bad master cylinder. look in the drivers foot well find the brake pedal and follow it where it goes through the fire wall. pull back any carpet and look for fluide.

citizen21

Hmm.. I don't see any fluid anywhere. I appreciate the replies. It could be the cylinder... If I don't figure out by tommrow I'll just check with the shop.

MUGEN_EG95

yea the same thing happened to my cousin's honda..it was the master cylinder. Make sure to bleed it after removal.

iAco

I also have mushy brakes on my 97 Del Sol. It has no ABS and we just replaced the master cylinder and bench bled the cylinder and bled all the brakes and the brakes still feel mushy. Could there be a problem with the proportioning valve or something I'm over looking?