If you must leave the roadway at high speeds you should.
Flooring it then immediately braking.
You brake and the pedal goes all the way to the floor.
As you apply the foot brake the pedal goes to the floor.
If your brake pedal sinks all the way to the floor when you press there can be many possible culprits for this problem.
It should be very easy to press down on and once pressed should have an immediately noticeable effect in slowing the vehicle down.
A common example is you might find the brake pedal goes to floor but still works.
Pedal is okay then sinks to the floor.
Have an assistant pump and then hold firm pressure on the brake pedal.
Pump the brake pedal hard and fast.
It can still brake but i have to press the pedal almost to touching the floor.
You have stopped in a safe place.
When i tried they pumped up like normal but after starting up the truck the pedal then sank to the floor.
But worry not this maintenance guide will give you the steps to troubleshoot and fix this issue of brake pedal goes to floor in under 45 minutes.
So i just installed a rough country 6 inch lift on my 03 silverado 1500.
Rhonda on december 11 2018.
My 2005 honda cr v driver side rear breaks are eating up the brake pads i have to change them every 2 to 3 weeks what could be causing this problem.
It will stay soft a while at least 20 min probably longer but i found that if i pump them hard a few times like while at a red light it then returns to normal.
Attach a rubber drain tube to the rh front disc brake caliper bleeder screw and submerge the free end of the tube in a container partially filled with clean brake fluid.
Brake immediately to avoid tire.
I unhooked all the break lines at the calipers to do the lift.
Recently the brake pedal goes extremely soft after the anti lock brake system engages.
Turn off the ignition.
When i got everything put back together it was time to bleed the breaks.
Loosen the rh front disc brake caliper bleeder screw until a stream of brake fluid comes out.
The abs light is on.