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Old 04-28-2020, 04:13 PM   #1
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You say you have Motul brake fluid, how old is it? Normally if the pedal gets softer it's the fluid boiling, but if the pedal remains hard but the effectiveness of the brakes gets worse then the pads are fading.

I'd flush the fluid completely. Even if you bled the brakes, if you didn't get all the old fluid out that could be your problem.
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You say you have Motul brake fluid, how old is it? Normally if the pedal gets softer it's the fluid boiling, but if the pedal remains hard but the effectiveness of the brakes gets worse then the pads are fading.

I'd flush the fluid completely. Even if you bled the brakes, if you didn't get all the old fluid out that could be your problem.
the fluid is about 2 months old.

new brake ducts installed today along with new rear Hawk HT10 pads, so now I have HT10 all around. Here's the rotors. Maybe they don't look so blue after all....

another track day this weekend, so we'll see how it feels





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Did you open the valves in the ABS unit when you did your bleed? (Durametric) It is not a necessity but engaging ABS after the fact will put a small amount of old fluid into the system.

Just do one more quick bleed and the pedal may firm up.

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