Hi LOZ,
I take it you have the new shape Sedona! - No there is no way to do the adjustment inside the car - I tried this but there is nothing to adjust at the pedal / pivot end. I know what you mean with a lot of cars there is usually some adjustment consisting of a length of threaded rod and a couple of locknuts that allows you to adjust the free play in the brake pedal - but not on this model. I had made my mind up it was the caliper and was about to replace it - but was having difficulty getting a replacement - so I thought I would go for the adjustment. The main problem is the restricted space - but it was quite straight forward - fortunatley I managed to get hold of the Kia bulletin sent out to dealers that tells you how to do it - basically remove the master cylinder from the servo and this exposes the pushrod which has a 7mm domed nut on the end, grip the pushrod with some grips and turn the nut clockwise to shorten the rod -
only a small amount - I found it impossible to measure the clearance (Kia have a special gauge to do this) - so I just reduced the exposed thread length by 1mm. and put it all back together.This has cured the problem completely - just done a 200+ mile journey and its like driving a different car!
The good news is(and Kia say this in the bulletin) -you do not have to disconect the hydraulic pipes from the master cylinder - just undo the two nuts and pull it away from the servo(gently and wedge it out the way.
As far as a recall is concerned - Kia did not recall them but sent out this bulletin to all dealers that should the car be bought in for any sort of brake work the mod should be carried out. I spoke to my dealer, where I bought the car from originally and who hadskimmed the discsbecause they had warped while under warrenty and they said the mod had not been done and they weren't to interested in doing it now as it was out of warrenty.
The other thing to consider is that as you have put new pads the caliper could be using a new prt of the caliper cylinder that may be a bit tight and causing thebrakes to bind - which could mean a new caliper. Another thing to try is the mechanic who got me the bulletin said thatif the front o/side caliper is binding the rearn/side caliper will also be running hot!
Sorry to go on but if I were you I would try the push rod adjustment first - you'll kick yourself if you replace the caliper and it is just the same after.
Hope all this helps -
I can send you a copy of the bulletin if you want it(not sure how
I'll do it)- but unfortunatley its a fax copy of a photocopy and the diagrams are not too clear.
Cheers
Alan