Brake pedal travel is to far

[Doogie]

Hey guys, I haven't been on here in about a month or so, hope all is well with everyone. I have a question about the brake pedal travel , it goes down so far Is there a fix for that ? Sometimes when I first crank my truck I put my foot on the brake pedal to start it and hit the gas . My 03 150 has 296k miles and has better brakes, as far as for travel. Any help would be appreciated

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[got3fords]

A lot of people on here experienced mushy brakes, having to press quite far on the pedal, when their truck was new. I was one of them. I had my dealer bleed the brakes under warranty and that pretty much fixed it. Then may miles later I had the fluid replaced and they got even a little better. Right now they are day and night from when the truck was new.

 

[RangerPNW]

Theres a function you can run through Forscan to do an ABS bleed, i ran that and it help some. Its still not an ideal brake pedal feel but its a hell of a lot better. One note for that procedure, it makes a hell of a noise.

 

[TJMarchand]

I had this issue, bleeding the brakes did help using Forscan. I replaced my front calipers at 100k and noticed an even bigger improvement. I replaced them with the same Motorcraft calipers from Rockauto.

 

[RangerBill]

Hey guys, I haven't been on here in about a month or so, hope all is well with everyone. I have a question about the brake pedal travel , it goes down so far Is there a fix for that ? Sometimes when I first crank my truck I put my foot on the brake pedal to start it and hit the gas . My 03 150 has 296k miles and has better brakes, as far as for travel. Any help would be appreciated

Bleeding the air out of the brakes at each wheel cylinder should cause a firmer brake pedal.

 

[Colo_Ranger]

I bled my brakes on several occasions, did the Forscan process, installed R1 Concepts pads and rotors and the thing that solved my soft pedal was the Wilwood big brake kit. My pedal is firm and consistent now. I believe the master cylinder is oversized for our trucks and the 6 piston caliper is what matches best.

 

[Spacenut]

I used the Fordscan Abs bleed and it improve the firmness.

 

[skrumpe]

I noticed on my last three FoMoCos that the brake seemed low. After comparing to the Colorados we use at work, I felt my Ranger definitely had a lower pedal. Used a scan tool to bleed the ABS and it was comparable to the Chevys. If I had a choice, I'd take the Ford any day.

 

[got3fords]

I noticed on my last three FoMoCos that the brake seemed low. After comparing to the Colorados we use at work, I felt my Ranger definitely had a lower pedal. Used a scan tool to bleed the ABS and it was comparable to the Chevys. If I had a choice, I'd take the Ford any day.

In my experience, the Forscan ABS bleed was only a temporary fix.

 

[skrumpe]

In my experience, the Forscan ABS bleed was only a temporary fix.

so far, it's been about a year and still a good pedal. But I'll keep my eye on it

 

[Doogie]

Bleeding the air out of the brakes at each wheel cylinder should cause a firmer brake pedal.

But its been like that since the truck was new. I thought this was designed that way because of that start stop engine crap. Thanks for replying

 

[RangerBill]

But its been like that since the truck was new. I thought this was designed that way because of that start stop engine crap. Thanks for replying

There have been several on this forum that have bleed the wheel cylinders and improved the pedal height and firmness. Apparently, the factory doesn't always get all the air out of the system. Try it and see.

 

[Doogie]

There have been several on this forum that have bleed the wheel cylinders and improved the pedal height and firmness. Apparently, the factory doesn't always get all the air out of the system. Try it and see.

I will thanks!

 

[Doogie]

There have been several on this forum that have bleed the wheel cylinders and improved the pedal height and firmness. Apparently, the factory doesn't always get all the air out of the system. Try it and see. I will thanks

 

[airline tech]

From someone who had this issue - off the lot new and 25 miles on the OD, ABS Module Bleed and old school bleed at all 4 corners, resulted in lots of air found in the system - especially the RR.
Pedal became firm and has remained firm since with 21,500 miles on the OD and very soon to be 3 years of ownership.
I attempted to get 2 dealerships to address it (being a brand new truck) - was told its normal - I was formerly ASE Certified in Brakes years ago before I switched professions - I knew they were feeding me BS and just did it myself.

Granted the Ranger brake pedal still has a noted softness to it as compared to my older vehicles but it at least raised the brake pedal above the gas pedal, that was my issue, get the foot slightly off to the right and when braking you end up hitting the gas pedal along with the brake. Mainly due to the design of how close they are and how low the brake pedal would drop (normal braking foot pressure)
It will still drop lower than other vehicles if you are pressing down hard, but for normal foot pressure it stays above the gas pedal and I have not had any issues hitting both with my work boots/shoes on since the bleed.
I am fairly certain if a complete bleed is performed, you will notice a difference in brake pedal height and firmness.

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