H3 Mushy brakes

[OmarOHelmy]

Hi All,
My 10 year old H3, has extremely mushy brakes. Initially I thought the pads were worn out, and they were, I changed all pads, with good quality ones. And checked the brake fluid level.

And now the car stops... compared to barely stopping before

But the brakes are still very "mushy", especially the initial travel of the pedal! And this is very annoying especially in stop/start traffic. I know it's a heavy car, but I drove a 2015 Grand Cherokee lately, and compared to my hummer it felt like it had sport car brakes.

Is there anything to do about this? Or is that how the H3 is? It's not a fast car anyway.

Would changing the brake lines help? Master Cylinder? Some online links talk about air in the lines...


Regards,
Omar

 

[650Hawk]

Sounds like the brakes need bleeding. Could also be water/moisture in the system. A full flush and bleed would likely solve your problem. Do a search on YouTube, lotsa vids on doing a flush and bleed.

 

[chaos254]

I would try bleeding the brakes to see if that helps.

 

[CaseyS]

Check the wheel hub bearings. A loose bearing will push the pads outward as the rotor wobbles slightly. When you push the pedal, the initial take up will take volume but you will feel very little initial resistance on the pedal.

You did resurface the rotors during the brake job right?

 

[alrock]

X3 on bleeding the brakes.

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[Happy Hummer]

Possibly front rubber lines are weak?