My brakes were really mushy so I bled them (all 4 wheels) put new from rotors in, new pads in front and new pads in the rear. Much to my dismay, they are still extremely squishy so much that I can put the pedal to the floor. Any ideas on how to fix this?

thanks

Check your hoses and check your lines...sounds like you might have a small leak....which can be a catastrophe.

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Brando

I really doubt that I have a small leak because I am not losing brake fluid at all. I have checked my reservior many time to check this. My braking power does not decrease as if there were a leak. But nonetheless I will still check for a leak.

Well...if you don't have a leak then it's probably the master cylinder that needs to be replaced.

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Brando

is it normal for the master cylinder to go bad after a while? (18 years and 140,000 miles)?

after 18 years....anything can happen

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Brando

How much fluid did you bleed when you bled the system down? Some air bubbles might be hiding as high as just before the master.

When you continuously pump the pedal, does it get any better temporarily?

Brando is right though, a bad master cylinder would cause exactly that problem. Bleed the system again thouroghly before you resort to replacing parts.

I bled it quite alot when i did the job to be sure I got all the bubbles, and it did not help. The problem has been getting progressivly worse and yesterday I ordered a new master cylinder.

-alex