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Old 07-09-2014 | 03:51 PM
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So my brakes went out driving around. Master cylinder was full. So I changed the brakes and calipers on the front. Bleed the front brakes and got a hard petal. Went to take it for a spin and got a soft petal.. now what? Master cylinder should be good due to the fact I got a hard petal. Right?
 
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Old 07-09-2014 | 10:10 PM
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did you bleed the master before installing? Could be booster issue. Try bleeding again (I like to gravity bleed first then use the pedal)
 
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Old 07-10-2014 | 08:42 AM
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Didn't bleed the master. Never had to bleed the master before... Gravity bleed was how I did it. No bubbles or air. Hard petal til I started it up. ABS n brake lights were off but came back on again..
 
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Old 07-10-2014 | 10:38 AM
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*just* gravity bleeding won't get all the air out of the system.
 
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Old 07-10-2014 | 11:12 AM
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Right. I bleed them after that. But I wasn't gettin air for quite sometime. I will keep trying.
 
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Old 07-10-2014 | 11:36 AM
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You still have air in the system
 
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Old 07-10-2014 | 03:43 PM
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when that happened to me, i needed new brake lines and a new brake booster. does your brake booster make a noise when you step on the brake?
 
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Old 07-10-2014 | 08:03 PM
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Brake lines are all new. No noise from the booster. And I checked the line to the booster to make sure there was air flow.
 



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