Vehicle: 2004 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4-wheel drive 4.7L V-8 with 130,000 miles.
Problem: We replaced the front left caliper because it was stuck. New caliper, new brake pads, also replaced back right rotor. Bled the brakes using correct method (farthest away from master cylinder to closest)until nothing but clear, bubble-free fluid came out and double checked tightness of all the fittings and looked for leaks. Now the vehicle can BARELY stop when it is just idling in gear when the pedal is pushed to the floor. Pedal rarely builds pressure and is very squishy, going all the way to the floor. If you pump it enough the ABS, VSC and some other light comes on, dings, and then goes away. We bled the system twice to try and correct the problem.
What is going on? I've never had this happen before when doing brake work. I think it sounds like air is getting in the system but I don't know...I checked every fitting and they were plenty tight. No leaks either.
On the front right caliper when installing new pads we used a C-clamp to compress the pistons back in place as usual, but 1 of the 4 pistons was rusted more than the others and wouldn't go fully in (stuck about 2mm out) no matter how much force we put into it. Could forcing that and getting rust in there be enough to cause an air leak?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Problem: We replaced the front left caliper because it was stuck. New caliper, new brake pads, also replaced back right rotor. Bled the brakes using correct method (farthest away from master cylinder to closest)until nothing but clear, bubble-free fluid came out and double checked tightness of all the fittings and looked for leaks. Now the vehicle can BARELY stop when it is just idling in gear when the pedal is pushed to the floor. Pedal rarely builds pressure and is very squishy, going all the way to the floor. If you pump it enough the ABS, VSC and some other light comes on, dings, and then goes away. We bled the system twice to try and correct the problem.
What is going on? I've never had this happen before when doing brake work. I think it sounds like air is getting in the system but I don't know...I checked every fitting and they were plenty tight. No leaks either.
On the front right caliper when installing new pads we used a C-clamp to compress the pistons back in place as usual, but 1 of the 4 pistons was rusted more than the others and wouldn't go fully in (stuck about 2mm out) no matter how much force we put into it. Could forcing that and getting rust in there be enough to cause an air leak?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
