i just recently had my brakes bled at a shop and they were working fine until about 3 days ago. now i almost have to make the pedal hit the floor to stop, but did not do that before. i already put more brake fluid in just in case. any help appreciated. thanks

 

any ideas?

 

leaking anywhere? caliper maybe?

 

so in the last 3 days it lost some fluid?

 

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Have you checked that the brake booster is operating correctly?

With the car off, pump the pedal continuosly. It should become firmer. Hold the pedal down and start the car. The pedal should sink down about 1" or so. If it fails these tests then your booster is gone.

Also, like others mentioned, check to make sure that there's no leaks on your calipers / drums / lines / MC.

 

if the booster was bad there would be no travel of the pedal at all.It would then become manual brakes.

 

they prolly left a bleeder screw losse

 

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True, true.

 

sorry for the late reply i had trouble logging in.
but i checked for leaks and i didnt find any. i have pumped the brakes when it was off but when i turn it on it seems to go further down than an inch. i jus put in a little bit of brake fluid just in case it was leaking but i dont see no apparent leaking. i just dont like the fact that i have to practically floor the pedal for my car to stop

 

bump

 

then your pads are used right? you just had your brakes "bled at a shop".. your pads are to thin, thats y it goes to the floor ..

 

yea i was thinking of replacing the pads because i changed my drums and the brakes in the back

 

Maybe they didn't do it right and left air in the system?

I've seen shops do much worse...

 

maybe but everything was fine and one day she just decided to act up. but possibly air couldve got in. i think ill go ahead and replace my pads just in case