This is going to be a stupid question about breaks. I searched the forum and couldn't find what I was looking for. I had my rear rotors/pads/calipers replaced. The shop said they bled the breaks, but they feel a bit soft. they agreed, and said to come back in a week. The car stops well, and doesn't require a great bit of force to slow it down. Should new breaks have tension nearly right away when you press the pedal? I've always had problems determining this.

Should I be worried about it feeling soft? He said it could be because the breaks need to "seat" themselves. I was thinking that was bullshit, but I'm having difficulty determining if this is a problem since the car stops well. I searched the forum and most people have problems with the master cylinder ( ie, the pedal goes all the way down to the floor and the car is hard to stop ), but I'm not convinced it's that or just air in the lines. Any idears?

edit: they said to come back in a week if it was still soft.

 

brakes

 

Like klepto said, "brakes." Maybe you searched the wrong term? Not to be an ass but maybe you could give it a try again?

 

But to answer your question.

"Should new breaks have tension nearly right away when you press the pedal?"

Not necessarily. Your brake system is hydraulic based so most likely your brake pedal will engage the brakes at the same position. But yeah you're on the right track...you must still have air in the lines. Try taking it to one of the national companies (i.e. Midas, Tire Kingdom, Tires Plus) where they'll probably charge you $20 to bleed the system.

Anyhow, Good Luck! Let's wait on everyone else's input.

 

The brakes will get better after a while, they are not bs'ing you.