# After brake replacement soft brake pedal **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** civic-sdn, honda\ **Created:** [April 21, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-brake-replacement-soft-brake-pedal/163187 "2020-04-21T14:39:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thayern85\_166623](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@thayern85\_166623](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thayern85_166623)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-brake-replacement-soft-brake-pedal/163187/1 "2020-04-21T14:39:43Z")
I have bled the front and rear while bleeding I didn’t seem to have much pressure. I bench bled the master cylinder and reinstalled and bled the system again. I still have very little brake pressure. Is it a bad master cylinder? Any help is appreciated ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-brake-replacement-soft-brake-pedal/163187/2 "2020-04-21T15:15:51Z")
Probably a bad master cylinder. What is the year and milage of your civic? ---
**Author:** ![thayern85\_166623](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@thayern85\_166623](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thayern85_166623)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-brake-replacement-soft-brake-pedal/163187/3 "2020-04-21T15:18:12Z")
2003 60,000 miles. When I bled the master cylinder on the bench it didn’t seem to offer much resistance. I haven’t done a master cylinder before ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-brake-replacement-soft-brake-pedal/163187/4 "2020-04-21T16:04:59Z")
2003 CIVIC EX COUPE with ABS BLEEDING SEQUENCE Left Front ![](https://vil3.motor.com/BB/images/circle1.svg) Right Front ![](https://vil3.motor.com/BB/images/circle2.svg) Right Rear ![](https://vil3.motor.com/BB/images/circle3.svg) Left Rear ![](https://vil3.motor.com/BB/images/circle4.svg) SPECIAL PROCEDURES Warning! Before bleeding the system, high pressure must be released from the accumulator and power unit. A special ALB-T wrench (Part No. 07HAA-SG00100) or equivalent must be used to bleed the power unit valve under the red cap. System pressures may be as much as 3000 PSI. A face shield should be worn and the connections covered with a rag when bleeding the system. Note: If ABS light comes on and stays on, remove the 15 amp fuse to erase codes and turn off light. OEM Did Not Supply AFTERMARKET APPROACH OEM Did Not Supply Tester ---
**Author:** ![thayern85\_166623](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@thayern85\_166623](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thayern85_166623)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-brake-replacement-soft-brake-pedal/163187/5 "2020-04-21T16:07:32Z")
It’s also a manual with out abs ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-brake-replacement-soft-brake-pedal/163187/6 "2020-04-21T17:58:02Z")
That would have been nice to know before asking others to help. ---
**Author:** ![thayern85\_166623](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@thayern85\_166623](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thayern85_166623)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-brake-replacement-soft-brake-pedal/163187/7 "2020-04-21T18:00:28Z")
That’s why I added it.