pulsing brake pedal after full drum brake job

[Pat]

Okay, first I had some noise coming from my back brakes on my 2002 Pathfinder, so I tried to get the drums off to look at the pads. The rust ridges were severe and both adjuster star wheels were totally seized. I ended up using a crowbar against the back plate to force them off, breaking hardware and both wheel cylinders in the process. I proceeded to rebuild the brakes with new pads, hardware, wheel cylinders, and hard lines on both sides. I grinded the rust ridge off the old drums and reinstalled them. bled just the back brakes and went for a drive.

Well the pedal had a severe pulsation when braking and felt very soft. My next step was new drums and a full system bleed of all 4 wheels. To my amazement These problems are persisting, even though everything back there is new. the soft pedal is a bit better but the pulsing is the same.

I looked at the backing plates and they appear even and unbent, but the way I was prying who knows, LOL
Could air in the system make the pedal pulse? I didn’t think so but I’m no expert. This was actually my first time ever doing a full drum rebuild.

Any thoughts or tips will be very appreciated, Thanks guys & girls.

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[EricTheCarGuy]

We’re happy you got the issue solved. That’s what we’re here for. Thanks for the updates and for using the ETCG forum.

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