brake pedal bouncing back....

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Post Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:54 pm

what could cause the brake pedal to keep bouncing back when braking, no other lights appear on the speedometer apart from one, think its for the pads....
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Post Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:08 pm

brake pads wouldnt cause that unless you've got big bulges in the disks, more likely to be master cylinder.

try bleeding the brakes and start with a visual inspection of all the braking components looking for any obvious issues
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Post Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:22 pm

warped disks usually mate.
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Post Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:28 pm

Warped disc's or seized calipers or maybe both.
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Post Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:44 pm

Warped discs and bulged tyres, the later i'm aware of having removed just the thing from my Transit. 8O
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