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: change in brake pedal feel


mtofell
01-05-2010, 12:38 AM
06 Durmax Silverado, 4X4, 70K, bone stock.

While stuck in some mud yesterday I was trying to "rock" my way back and forth and stomped on the brakes fairly hard a few times. Thinking back, it felt a bit funny... almost like when the anti-lock kicks in but I really wasn't paying that much attention to the brakes.

So, after getting pulled from the mud and throughout normal driving today, I noticed the brakes are much more sensitive (i.e. work much better). Basically, more power with less push on the pedal. So, is there a computer or some other sensor that reacts and changes to brake pedal movements? I'm thinking not but since there's so much other "high-tech" stuff on these trucks I figured it's worth a shot.

I've had no codes or other signs of a problem and, in reality, the brakes are working better than they used to. Should I be worried?

fwiw.... the mud I was stuck in is just a wet spot in the field behind my house that I had to drive through to get an old roll of fence. It's the closest thing to "off-road" my truck has seen in the last 50K miles. I'm on pavement 99.99% of the time.

bassboat
01-09-2010, 10:28 AM
You probably had a bound-up pad, and managed to jar it loose. Sounds like you might be onto a maintenance program that I could live with!:D

BillE
01-10-2010, 08:11 AM
I agree totally with Bassboat.

Bill

mtofell
01-10-2010, 05:26 PM
Thanks guys.... after driving around all week it seems to have settled back to how they've always been. Strange.....

k9duramax
01-10-2010, 05:37 PM
Mccall has a brake service DIY that looks like it would probably help you out (if/when the weather straightens out a little more I will be doing it just for insurance!!!!)

heymccall
01-11-2010, 12:56 PM
Mccall has a brake service DIY that looks like it would probably help you out (if/when the weather straightens out a little more I will be doing it just for insurance!!!!)
The new '09 here in the shop had the same "fit and lube" problem (At 250miles).

Post #7 here http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146597&highlight=another+soft+brake