loss of brake pressure
08-05-2002, 01:04 PM
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well the other day my brakes started to feel weak so i checked to see if my brake pads were bad and ended up they were still good, so i tryed to bleed the brake system, after bleeding the system the brakes got it firmness back but after a while it started to feel weak again, so i turned the car off and pumped the brakes and it got firm again and when i turned the on car the brakes lost it firmness again, im thinking its my master cylinder, well just wanted some advice before i go out and buy something i dont need , thanks
08-06-2002, 03:16 AM
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More than likely it is your master cylinder, especially if you car was made from86 to 88. It also could be a crappy brake line going to one of your calipers. You may want to look into getting both replaced.
08-06-2002, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by john' date='Aug 6 2002, 02:07 PM
well i went to check again and i found i wet stain on the brake booster where it connects to the master cylinder, the stain looks like it was from a slow leak or it could have been there for a while
08-07-2002, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Rotarydragon' date='Aug 7 2002, 11:38 PM
BENCH BLEED THE MASTER CYLINDER BEFORE PUTTING IT ON THE CAR.
Otherwise you'll have on hell of a time bleeding the brakes.
Otherwise you'll have on hell of a time bleeding the brakes.