Brake Pedal Travel

[Ghost Cactus]

Has anyone noticed an excessive amount of travel in there brake pedal?
My pedal will travel at least 3 inches before the breaks begin to bite. Is this normal?

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[Muscleford]

Mine also has what I feel is excessive travel before braking. On my list for first oil change in November.

 

[Ghost Cactus]

Mine also has what I feel is excessive travel before braking. On my list for first oil change in November.

I asked about it right after purchase and they said it was normal, still have to question it at my first oil change!

 

[Jon S.]

Has anyone noticed an excessive amount of travel in there brake pedal?
My pedal will travel at least 3 inches before the breaks begin to bite. Is this normal?

Did you even try to search first.....this has been addressed 100's of times

 

[Ghost Cactus]

Pretty new to the forum, sorry if I offended you!

 

[Ghost Cactus]

Thanks, had my first Ranger in 1988 this is the 4th one . Hope it is as good as the other 3 !

 

[Msfitoy]

Has anyone noticed an excessive amount of travel in there brake pedal?
My pedal will travel at least 3 inches before the breaks begin to bite. Is this normal?

3 inches?! That's floored...

 

[JesseS]

Pretty new to the forum, sorry if I offended you!

Don't let it bother you, takes awhile to get acclimated to the push back around here on certain topics, instead of just scrolling past they will just drop in for a snarky comment. Most topics are well covered here somewhere, use the search function first to get the info, and if you can't find it by all means ask. And welcome to the forum.

 

[Ghost Cactus]

3 inches?! That's floored...

Lots of travel

 

[Msfitoy]

Lots of travel

Sounds like you have a lot of air in your brake lines...have it bled ASAP...

 

[Jon S.]

Pretty new to the forum, sorry if I offended you!

No problem bud….just always try search first. It’s pretty much a common issue. Kinda mushy, but are extremely safe. All cars are little different. I had a JGC once that “bit” way too fast also….

 

[mrford55]

has anybody have a problem with a low brake pedal. there's new pads and I bleed the system. every time I stop have pump the pedal.if not the the pedal goes low. this was happening when I bought the truck a year ago.

 

[Motorpsychology]

TADT: They All Do That. The truck was designed in Australia and apparently the correct spec is brake feel that acts like the master cylinder needs a rebuild. ?‍

 

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[DukeCanBuildit]

has anybody have a problem with a low brake pedal. there's new pads and I bleed the system. every time I stop have pump the pedal.if not the the pedal goes low. this was happening when I bought the truck a year ago.

You’re not alone Ken. I have no issues with the brake pedal feel of the Ranger - maybe my previous Rangers were similar - not sure. However, many members here have mentioned the soft pedal feel. Some have bled the brakes in the usual manner and we’re happy - others did it using Forscan and were happy. Others have tried both and still aren’t happy. ?‍

Special note to @AzScorpion for moving this thread while I was in the middle of replying.

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