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Old 02-24-2004, 11:35 AM
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brake pedal straight to the floor

the brake pedal goes right to the floor and the brake light on the dash is on, the fluid is full. the right front clapier is frozen is that the problem. im going to change that and front pads this weekend any tips. thanks
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Old 02-24-2004, 01:06 PM
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Old 02-24-2004, 01:11 PM
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if it goes to the floor it;s not the pads.. worn out pads will extent the poistion and cause a low pedle.. not a dead peddle.



even if the fulid is full doens;t mean you do not ahve a leak, look where the master cul meets the power boster and look for mositure around the mating point. if it;s wet thats a sign of a bad master.


check all the lines and bleeders.


make sure that everything is healthy for the bads and calipers but you say one is stuck so you might have a few problems to look at
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there is moisture under the master cyndler on the booster, so my master clyinder is bad how much to those cost? thanks
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and is it easy to do? thanks
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To respond to your original post....

Its Either Bad Master cylinder, a Leak, or air in your brake system.


If you havent touched anything on your brakes system (bleed brakes, ran low on fluid) then I would say its Master Cylinder or a leak. Do you have to pump your brake pedal to regain pressure? then its your Master cylinder. Does the pedal slowly go all the way down? then it may be a bad Master or a leak somewhere.


first things first.. Fix that frozen Caliper first. Check for leaks everywhere... and last replace and properly bleed the Master Cylinder. Now remember the new/remanufactured Master Cylinder has to be primed properly even before you put it on the car else you will have to do the Job twice.


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that happened in my truck and it was a bad master cylinder.
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