Spongy brake pedal
 

Hi guys ,
Can anyone help (S8 D2 1998) , I noticed yesterday that the brake pedal went really spongy , on pressing it i I felt the brakes bite then it went really soft with little or no brake bite to then firm up slightly at the bottom of the pedal swing .
I've checked the brake fluid and there is no sign of any leaks anywhere , the brake fluid hasn't gone down at all .
The only odd thing I can see is that the n/s rear brake pad has worn down completely , where the o/s still has about 3mm left on it .
Any ideas ???

Cheers
Dave+++

May be a sticking caliper piston on one side and then the handbrake adjuster taking up some adjustment at the same time? :Confused:

Also, check all your pad material is there, inner and outer.
When my brakes "went funny" a while back it turned out that one block of pad material had actually come off from the backing plate on an inner front pad. :eek:

Cheers chaps ,
I'll get it all checked out this week , it certainly looks like the pad material has vanished , I've never seen a pad wear down that quickly and I think I would have noticed if the caliper had been stuck on for so long , +++

My recent saga was due to a stuck piston on a fromt caliper and one of the pads 'delaminated' as a result. Similar symptoms - spongey with a lot of pedal travel.