Brakes get hard as I pump

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  • motorsports_3
    E30 Enthusiast
    • Mar 2007
    • 1058

    #1

    Brakes get hard as I pump

    I installed the Rx7 kit on my car recently and havent put many miles on it. I know I bled it well, but maybe it wasnt good enough.

    When I am sitting in the car if I pump the brakes they get progessivly harder, as if I am hitting a wall. Also I have noticed that it seems the brakes get stuck at that "closed" position. For instance it happend when I was parking the other day. The car seemed to have a lot of drag coming from it, it turns out the brakes were closed on the calipers a bit. After the car sat for a little while it was fine.

    Did I bleed them properly?
  • 2002maniac
    R3V Elite
    • Feb 2005
    • 4260

    #2
    Check the brake pedal linkage. I had a similar problem a few years back after installing a new master cylinder. There was not enough freeplay in the pedal linkage so they stayed slightly engaged.

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    • Teaguer
      R3V OG
      • Sep 2004
      • 6167

      #3
      Issue with the sticking could be a number of problems.
      But the hard effort sounds like a loss of assist.
      Usually points to a leaky booster.

      E30 M3 / E30 325is / E34 525iT / E34 535i

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