FIX YOUR MUSHY BRAKES

[Fitzmotor]

I am especially glad I did it last week as I had to tow a trailer 500 miles and the new and improved brake pedal really got put to the test, really hard, the very first thing I thought was "I'm so glad I fixed the poor brakes before this trip"

Also, anybody else notice that the truck goes into antilock easier after performing the procedure? mine almost never activated the ABS in 3500 miles, now I have heard it multiple times since the procedure, (not just the panic stop mentioned above) and that's been about 600 miles.

Maybe I'm braking harder now that I have a pedal?

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[RedlyrsRevenge]

Just did this today, super easy process. Was not expecting the horrible noise however, but once i reset the ABS module all my dash lights were off. Can't believe something so simple fixed the worst thing about our trucks...would love to know how this made it out of the factory like this...

The ABS module noise was a little terrifying.
Just did mine and WOW what a difference.

 

[janitorjim]

I am especially glad I did it last week as I had to tow a trailer 500 miles and the new and improved brake pedal really got put to the test, really hard, the very first thing I thought was "I'm so glad I fixed the poor brakes before this trip"

Also, anybody else notice that the truck goes into antilock easier after performing the procedure? mine almost never activated the ABS in 3500 miles, now I have heard it multiple times since the procedure, (not just the panic stop mentioned above) and that's been about 600 miles.

Maybe I'm braking harder now that I have a pedal?

might be just muscle memory and you are still expecting to have the brake pedal go further which now means you are braking harder

 

[troutspinner]

I received my Vgate Vlinker today. No issues getting it up and running with Crossover on my Mac M1. I did a couple of the typical changes (fogs, splash screen) to make sure I fully understood the process and then did the ABS bleed. Wow! Night and Day difference. It feels like a typical truck now, which is great!

 

[janitorjim]

you all do know that this is a way for Trevor to one day take remote control of our rangers and do some kind of stephen king Maximum Overdrive type thing

 

[SVTPaul]

How have I missed this thread up to now?? I took delivery of my '21 in June without even test driving one first. The VERY first thing I noticed when pulling out of the dealership's lot was how soft the brake pedal felt. After testing a panic stop to make sure the thing stops, I just figured it was the nature of the Ranger (to my disappointment).
Thanks to the OP and to you all for making this a popular forum topic!! I will be doing this today, and if successful I'm sure my entire family will be thankful because anytime we go out in my wife's Merc I nearly put us all through the dash at the first stop sign. That's when it really becomes obvious what I've gotten used to in the Ranger.

 

[JaysOnTheEDGE]

Ran the abs purge procedure today, seemed to help a little bit pedal seems a little firmer now , I'm at 32k miles so I may need brakes soon and that could be part of it as well.

 

[Frenchy]

Ran the abs purge procedure today, seemed to help a little bit pedal seems a little firmer now , I'm at 32k miles so I may need brakes soon and that could be part of it as well.

Lol unless you were riding brakes all the time chances are you will be fine. I have close to 50,000 miles and when I was at 35,000 my brakes looked like they were new!!

 

[mrtimo]

Well…I ran this procedure yesterday…honestly not convinced it amounted to a big deal of a change, but perhaps I need a bit more driving (and braking) to get a better feel for it.

That said, easy to do and, yes, when it first starts up the noise will make you jump

 

[AdamHarris]

Seems like those of us with questionable brakes to begin with feel the change after performing this bleed. Those who have no complaints about their brakes possibly had this performed before the truck even left the factory. Who knows. It made a distinct difference in my pedal firmness. Very little discernible difference in the brakes going from my wife’s vehicle to my ranger now.

 

[FoD]

lol, yeah ok.

As everyone else has said…..this works!!! Much improved. Just have to relearn how to brake now! Lol

I guess my only thoughts on this are that:

Yeah, the brakes were different from my 2005 GMC, but that was expected and I re-learned how to drive with what they are. Have had no issues because I never learned to run up to stops at speed and "look" like I was not going to stop or nose dive into road plowing...which seems to be the norm with smaller vehicles & covid brain. Not pumped brakes to firm pedal or used the emergency brake trick, just off the gas a tad sooner and roll into to stop.

Had a few "puckers" from CALi driving highway speeds (limit +20++++ maybe), but the systems did their thing...2019 XLT with tune btw.

As far as the FORSCAN goes, using the recommended cable and licensed software, following good examples, never an issue.

Have not had the 65 degree incline though...

 

[JesseS]

My brakes were terrible!, having most every type of car, truck, and Motorcycle in my 60 years of driving I have never had a new vehicle with these mushy brakes except a Semi with air over hydrophilic.(HydroVac) This procedure made a huge difference for me, pedal used to go 3/4 of the way to the floor before firming up, then at stops would slowly bleed down even more, causing the 'creep' others talk about. No longer, now the pedal stops at 1/4 > 1/2 and is solid without the creep, much better. I was worried as I will be towing the Ranger and my Invisobrake braking unit only has so much travel on the actuator, now will be fine.

 

[got3fords]

I got up in my neighbor's 2021 Lariat with about 3k miles. His brakes felt fine. Not sure of build date or anything.

 

[SICKQK]

Yes, just ignore them and move on, unless you actually want to bleed them

Noticeable improvement. Firn pedal, the way it should be.

Panicked briefly (What have I done!) when the dash indicated a long list of errors on my next startup because I did this late in the day, and had to drive 250 miles in the morning. Figured out how to clear the codes and was all good.

 

[2Xero21]

you all do know that this is a way for Trevor to one day take remote control of our rangers and do some kind of stephen king Maximum Overdrive type thing

If I knew how to do all that I definitely wouldn’t be fixing cars for a living??

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