Originally Posted by superj

this is so true. no one seems to do this anymore unless you specifically ask for it.

Originally Posted by Jamie57

Is the problem when your just sitting there in park and you push the pedal? Is that when you don't like the feel?
Or is it when you are actually moving and you don't like how it seems to take forever for you to stop?

If it's the first then you do indeed have a problem in your brake's hydraulic system. You either have something being compressed (air) or something swelling from the pressure (rubber lines). If the brake fluid got contaminated, and believe me it does happen, the rubber used to hold the fluid in the system at the master cylinder or the slaves (caliper/wheel cylinder), and even the rubber lines, will start to swell from that contamination and will compress when force is applied.
The only cure is removal of all rubber parts and cleaning of the steel lines with an appropriate brake line cleaner. then replace all rubber containing parts.

If it's the second then that is a much simpler fix. Your brake pads and shoes WILL glaze over when they get really hot! Sometimes it's as simple as taking some 80 grit sandpaper and roughing up the surface. DON"T breath the dust!!! Other times the rotors and /or drums will need to be resurfaced if they have enough material left on them. You should do this when replacing pads or shoes anyways.

When I first became a mechanic back when dinasoars roamed, no brake job was complete until the drums were turned on a lathe. this left a nice new surface for the shoes to work on. Now it's just replace the shoes or pads and replace the rotors or drums if they are cracked or broken. Nothing is done to give them a new surface for the new pads to work on.

Scary!

Originally Posted by 1987 new toy

try using either a line crimp tool or a pair of vicegrips and clamp your rear hoses see if that helps if not, go to your fronts see if that helps. if not clamp all four pump the pedal up and keep constant pressure on the pedal if it bleeds down then your master is bad,they can be bad outta the box if they have sat on the shelf to long.if you clamp on the upper part of the soft line you will eliminate any kinda if line swelling. at least you can eliminate some of the guessing and replacing for no reason.also it is not your booster it will get a hard pedal when bad.