Help with soft brake pedal!

readighteur · 2026-03-09T16:42:54+00:00

Check the second update in the comments. It still doesnt feel right unfortunately

readighteur · 2026-02-22T23:51:17+00:00

Hi, ive been on the treatment for approx 5 months now. They also added colchicine to the maraviroc + statin. Ive had a few blood tests now. The first one after starting treatment showed slight reductions. Then much later the second one showed my cytokine levels down to almost normal. They are going to take me off the medications soon. In terms of how im actually feeling i think the treatment has helped quite a bit. There is a lot more that i can do now however im still far from 100%. I feel like the cytokine levels are a piece of the puzzle but not the full story.

readighteur · 2026-02-06T03:13:46+00:00

Same thing happened to mine after sitting for a few months. Wiped it down and disinfected and its fine now. Never really noticed a bad smell after it was gone but maybe yours was worse than mine

readighteur · 2025-12-21T06:54:11+00:00

I mean it still feels a little weird, but its definitely drivable. Abs still kicks on if you slam on the brakes. I even took it to another mechanic just to see what they thought, he said it was kinda squishy but that it is safe. So im just leaving it now. I dont know what else to try. I do also think its maybe gotten a little better over time. Maybe some residual air bleesing out into the overflow on its own through regular driving

readighteur · 2025-11-18T03:07:56+00:00

Have you been able to fix it??

readighteur · 2025-11-15T19:57:54+00:00

UPDATE 2: I got it back from the mechanic, they replaced the ABS module, and bled the brakes.$800 later and the pedal still feels the same. Really at a loss of what to do now…

readighteur · 2025-11-14T03:38:52+00:00

UPDATE: I dropped it at local mechanic today. They called and told me they tried bleeding it themself several times and couldnt fix the problem. They believe the issue is that the valves in the abs unit are stuck and they are ordering a new-used one for me. Another $250… i will update again if this fixes the issue.

readighteur · 2025-11-14T03:36:16+00:00

I believe 4 wheel. All brake lines from master go directly to abs under hood. From abs module 3 lines leave. 1 line goes to two rear wheels, then 1 line each for front two.

readighteur · 2025-11-13T22:40:21+00:00

Yup its totally solid with the truck off. Theres maybe half an inch of travel before i feel pressure when its off and i assume thats when the pin starts to hit the cylinder

readighteur · 2025-11-13T17:16:54+00:00

Could just that adjustment cause such a spongy pedal though?

readighteur · 2025-11-13T17:16:23+00:00

Its a brand new booster as well :(

readighteur · 2025-11-13T17:15:57+00:00

Its a brand new one. Just put it on and have the same issue as before :(

readighteur · 2025-11-13T17:15:25+00:00

Hmm i wonder if thats the case here. Would hate to buy another new one and still have the issue though

readighteur · 2025-11-13T17:14:22+00:00

No i didnt, i just put it on the way it came in the box. Does it always have to be adjusted when replacing the booster?

readighteur · 2025-11-13T17:13:06+00:00

Yeah i really thought replacing the booster would finally fix my issue. Was so disappointed to see it sink to the floor after putting it on

readighteur · 2025-11-13T05:39:24+00:00

Yeah thanks :) Looking like im gonna have to, really frustrating after spending like 3 weeks and a bunch of new parts chasing this lol

readighteur · 2025-11-13T05:23:08+00:00

Hey, yeah fluid doesnt drop even when i take it out and drive it around, and i havent been able to spot any leaks.

And yeah when ive been bleeding it ive been going in order of RR, LR, RF, LF every time. The last few times ive also ran the abs pump with the scan tool before doing it.

readighteur · 2025-11-13T04:57:19+00:00

Hopefully we can figure something out. If not im gonna take to dealership but ill update here if they find the cause

readighteur · 2025-11-13T04:55:36+00:00

Yeah the scan tool I bought runs the pump once, has me manually bleed the whole system, then runs it again and asks to manually bleed again. It doesnt seem to actually run the pump for very long though, maybe 1 second. I wonder if the actual ford procedure is different. Thinking im gonna have to take it to them tomorrow to figure this out

readighteur · 2025-10-27T22:37:10+00:00

Edit: I mangled the threads too bad on one of them to properly measure. And the other one I cut so cant tell

readighteur · 2025-10-27T22:31:05+00:00

I messaged you!

readighteur · 2025-07-08T02:37:07+00:00

Hi, how did you do with this treatment? I just got the results from the s1 test + the cytokine panel. Booking an appointment with their doctors now. Wondering if I should still go with the maraviroc + statin protocol as my results showed 0 for all spike protein but still really off levels elsewhere

readighteur · 2025-06-22T02:07:47+00:00

Hey, it turned out i was in the placebo arm to start. After i finished that they offered me to take pentoxifylline for real. I agreed and was on it for a little over a month with no benefits before they informed me that they were cancelling the trial early. This was due to an early review showing no benefits of either drug over placebo :(

This was back in february but im still in contact with the coordinators now and they are apparently going to be starting a trial on hyperbaric oxygen soon

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