Peter V
Active Member
I finally had a chance to tackle the infamous "soft" brake pedal feel on the Gen2 STs over the past weekend; wanted to share some feedback since there's a SB out on it.
- replaced all four bleed bolts with speedbleeders
- replaced the OEM brake fluid with high temp Racing Blue DOT 4 brake fluid
- total time invested, slightly over an 1hr 15mins
My initial impression was that brake pedal feel definitely firmed up. Was it a night and day difference? Not entirely so...however, the force required from my foot to slow down/stop the ST seems to decrease somewhat. Whether it was from a simple exchange of the entire fluids or switching to higher temp DOT4, I cannot answer. Would I recommend that all GEN2s do the fluid exchange? Absolutely, if not just for the security of knowing your brake fluid is fresh and good for another 20K miles.
Let me know if you any of you need tips on making it a painless fluid exchange/bleed.
- replaced all four bleed bolts with speedbleeders
- replaced the OEM brake fluid with high temp Racing Blue DOT 4 brake fluid
- total time invested, slightly over an 1hr 15mins
My initial impression was that brake pedal feel definitely firmed up. Was it a night and day difference? Not entirely so...however, the force required from my foot to slow down/stop the ST seems to decrease somewhat. Whether it was from a simple exchange of the entire fluids or switching to higher temp DOT4, I cannot answer. Would I recommend that all GEN2s do the fluid exchange? Absolutely, if not just for the security of knowing your brake fluid is fresh and good for another 20K miles.
Let me know if you any of you need tips on making it a painless fluid exchange/bleed.