I ran into the same problem with the General Li - the pedal was mushy even
after bleeding the system even with braided steel lines. Ultimately what we
discovered was that the pads (Hawk race pads) were so hard that the caliper
would flex, providing the mushy feel when static. On the track,
I seriously doubt your spongy pedal is due to a problem with the
proportioning valve. If you haven't replaced all the flex hoses recently, I
would replace them with stainless braided hoses. They have become much more
cost effective in recent years, and the increase in pedal feel is
remarkable. If
In the ’90’s I had a Volvo 740 piece of crap that I loved, mostly because of
the brakes and the pedal feel. I’ve bled the brakes on the GTi so many times
that the fluid is brand-new clear now. And it still feels a little spongy. I
have it in my head that it’s due to the proportioning valve on
