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Old 01-01-2011, 04:21 PM
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Master Cylinder or brake booster failure??

I thought I solved my brake troubles after replacing my leaking rear caliper, but I was wrong! Now Fluid seems to be leaking from my master cylinder, and down onto the brake booster thingy. I still have brakes, but I just noticed that when Im at a stop with my foot on the brakes, they seem to give out a little bit, like the car wants to inch forward, so I have to press down a little more on the brake pedal. Anyone ever experience this, Ive never diagnosed a master cylinder problem or brake booster problem before, nor have I ever replaced either.
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Old 01-01-2011, 04:31 PM
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You have a bad master cylinder.....
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Old 01-01-2011, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Greeny
You have a bad master cylinder.....
Thanks man for responding quickly, is this easy to remove? Do I have to re-bleed the brakes once its off and put bak togather?
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Old 01-01-2011, 05:05 PM
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meh, it's pretty straight forward....get yourself a flare nut wrench for the brake lines..As regular wrenches tend to round off the soft nut heads on the brake lines...



And yes, you will need to bench bleed your new m/s, along with all your points at the wheels too...
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line wrench 10mm 12mm.
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Old 01-02-2011, 07:05 PM
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ok so How do you bench bleed the master cylinder?
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Originally Posted by maxinout93
ok so How do you bench bleed the master cylinder?
Very easy! Comes with the small kit!
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