Karlswat

Update on this, I got my local garage to do a renewal of brake fluid. This seems to have fixed my problem, no issue with the master cylinder. Just some air left that I couldn’t shift

@Alasdair1 you had the sinking pedal? I can try bleed again. Though I’ve done every wheel with the gunsons. Maybe it’s just stuck somewhere

Ok handbrake adjusted from underneath console. Engages in 4 clicks. A very slight improvement on pedal height

So I did both, pumped brake many times, let off the brake, actioned the handbrake many times both with a decent amount of force. No change, it does feel like the front calipers are grabbing but the rears are taking a lot longer travel to activate.

Set the handbrake by tightening the bolt under the console or by another method? Cheers

It does, handbrake is almost at full travel before engaging. Could I have gotten air into the ABS doing what I did? Reservoir never got low. Would air in the ABS cause the sinking pedal? Will look at getting VCDS, though I do have an OBED scanner. Can I run the ABS without VCDS?

I did yeah, both side nipple is pointing up

Hello, new here but really struggling to find anything concrete to answer my question. I have just replaced all rear calipers, pads and discs on my mk2 Octavia. At first I used the pump and hold method, at one point the pedal was lifted a small amount while the bleed screw was open. I now can not get a decent pedal. The pedal slowly sinks down, but does not touch the floor, though it is fairly close to touching the floor. Worries the master cylinder is shot, didn’t know the pumping of the brake pedal can damage it. I’ve bled every wheel, multiple times on the rears. Car brakes well enough, but I’m not too confident in its ability. What could I do to rule out the master cylinder? If it was the cylinder at fault, would the pedal actually touch the floor? Thanks for any help