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Old Jan 1, 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.
Old Jan 1, 2011 | 04:31 PM
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You have a bad master cylinder.....
Old Jan 1, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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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?
Old Jan 1, 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...
Old Jan 1, 2011 | 07:35 PM
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line wrench 10mm 12mm.
Old Jan 2, 2011 | 07:05 PM
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ok so How do you bench bleed the master cylinder?
Old Jan 2, 2011 | 09:41 PM
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ok so How do you bench bleed the master cylinder?
Very easy! Comes with the small kit!
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