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2008 Mercury Milan Soft brakes

Tiny
THEIPP
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  • 2008 MERCURY MILAN
  • 3.0L
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 72,454 MILES
My abs activated when I hit the brakes in the rain, ever since then my brakes have been soft. They went all the way to the floor until I pumped them and now they are just softer than normal. This happens everytime my abs turns on but normally after a few hours they go back to normal. Why would they still be soft?
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2014 AT 8:25 AM

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Tiny
JOHNNYT73
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Typically if your brake pedal ever feels soft you have air in the system. You can try bleeding the brakes, and see if that helps bring it to normal.
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2014 AT 9:09 AM
Tiny
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Their was air in the lines but that didn't fix it.
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Thursday, November 27th, 2014 AT 4:09 PM
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Ok, On some vehicles it's necessary to have a scan tool to bleed the ABS unit.
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Thursday, November 27th, 2014 AT 4:12 PM
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I have done all of the shade tree stuff and now I need some technical info
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