According to the shop, the mechanic said that they fully flushed the brakes.
When I found out how bad the brakes were, I brought the car back to them and they checked everything again. They again said that they thought that it was a bad master cylinder.
I agree that there might be air in the lines, but the shop said that they checked everything twice.
I have a hard time believing that it is a master cylinder. Especially since the brake pedal felt fine before bringing the car to the shop. Also, if the master cylinder was bad, then why would the brakes feel fine for the past day?
Also, since the clip/spring fell off, the brakes have worked great consistently. This is what prompted me to ask the questions. That along with the fact that a few threads have pointed to the same fact. If you search for "brakes worse after new ones" posted 06/04/01, and "Brake pedal goes to floor!" posted 09/07/01, you will see that there are a few members that believe that the springs might have something to do with the pedal going to the floor.
For example:
javaContour wrote "I've read a few cases where if the springs that hold the pads in place are not installed correctly, you get similar problems to what you describe."
Also:
AirKnight wrote "Fixed! The clips was not sitting properly, I had them pushing away from the caliper brackets instead of into them brackets!"
