Soft Pedal, even after bleed. Polo 9N3.

[seangti]

Hopefully not going off topic to the OP, so what's the best way for the DIY'er to do a fluid change? Using an air compressor and appropriate tooling to suck the new fluid through to the caliper?

[h100vw]

Hopefully not going off topic to the OP, so what's the best way for the DIY'er to do a fluid change? Using an air compressor and appropriate tooling to suck the new fluid through to the caliper?

I have one like that Sean but is f'ing noisy, with the compressor running and then blowing air out too. The best bit about it is collecting the old fluid.

Gavin

[Blue Shell]

So I don't know if anyone is still interested but I have now found something that may have contributed to a soft pedal.
My rear pads.
While the outers look fine the inner pads were down to the metal. I have replaced these over the course of the weekend and am ordering rotors on Monday. I'm just curious, would the piston run out of travel if the pads are worn down this bad or would it accommodate for the distance. Anyway, once the new rotors are on I'll give it a bleed and see how I go.

On a separate note, I have been utilizing ABS and it seemed to have reduce the force needed whilst braking. So that's good news too.

[brad]

Generally, if you run out of friction material & the piston is a bit short, it will pop the piston out. ie: There's nothing to stop the piston continuing to move toward the rotor. I've had almost nothing to do with handbrakes incorporated into the caliper so maybe I'm wrong.

If the inner has worn significantly more than the outer then I'd be having a good look at the caliper slider pins & the machined surfaces the pads sit on as it appears something is jamming