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Here's another thought. You mention having the calipers "serviced". If the seals were replaced, they take time to bed in. Even with a coating of brake fluid or sil-glide on rebuild the pedal will often feel soft on initial push.

This is caused by the square section piston seal slightly grabbing and pulling back on the Pistons. Very similar to Knock Back of the pads on a track car.

No amount of bleeding will fix it. Just have to put a few hundred miles on the car and get new seals broken in.

Just another thought.

Cooper
If your calipers were rebuilt with new seals, this could be the culprit. A soft pedal is the symptom and for me, cleared up after a few 100 miles.

Air in the lines is another obvious, easy thing to chase. I usually bleed my brakes a few times with a few drives in between to get all the little bubbles out for good.

Neither of these will necessarily cause a "pedal to the floor" symptom though.

Tom
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