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Thread: Brake pedal feel

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    Yeah the ESP button on the dash when pressed just diasbles the traction control. Traction control is throttle cut + front brake grabbing at under 40km/h. Over 40km'h it only does throttle cut. So while its called ESP on the button it has zero effect on the ESP which is always present in the background. To kill that you pull the 5A ESP fuse (2nd down on the right of the fuse box). You'll then have no TC, legitimately no ESP but will still have ABS.

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    I pressure bled it today with my mate's machine, no different...

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    Brake pedal feel

    I have the same issue with my MK4 R32. Stops well, but just feels crap/no confidence.

    Put 5+ bottles through it whilst pressure bleeding and VCDS abs pump activation. Still the same.

    I put on a 26mm master cylinder, same thing.

    I got the ****s with it and sold the brake setup and awaiting the new setup to arrive (smaller caliper pistons)

    But at the end of all that, every one I spoke to said change pads...


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    Damn Hayden I was hoping the smaller master cyl would have been the magic bullet. Whats 26mm compared to stock on that car?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sambb View Post
    Damn Hayden I was hoping the smaller master cyl would have been the magic bullet. Whats 26mm compared to stock on that car?
    I would have a larger bore master cylinder was the go, moves more fluid and increases pedal pressure required.


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    ah yep you're right. bigger master, smaller at the caliper

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    Standard mk4 is 23.8mm iirc


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    My brakes. S3 all round only feel any good for a short while after I have triggered the ABS on the street deliberately. We have an all singing and dancing brake bleeder from ATE and there's definitely no air.
    Track days have good corners and bad. Sometime the pedal is pretty good. Others not so.
    I haven't worked it out yet. 8 years later.

    Never had them fail just never been as good as I'd have liked. Best polo brakes I have used were Sean's brembos. When I fitted them for the previous owner.

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    hmmmm, very common complaint then.. what's the best way to find a compatible but bigger bore MC ?

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    dunno but let me know when you do! I know Clay on here who'd fitted TT brakes to his had looked into a hilux master cylinder but didnt pull the trigger on it. maybe there's something there.

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