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Master Cylinder and brakes on a 1994 Cav.
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Feb 27, 2007, 8:54 PM
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Master Cylinder and brakes on a 1994 Cav.
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Alright took me awhile to figure out why my front brake locked up but i finally did. The caliper went bad, then when I put a new one one, it was bad. I think its fixed this time.
Ok, however, during the process of eliminating possible reasons to why the brake was locked up, I removed the master cylinder. I just read something about bench bleeding it.
I kept the resevoir on and the, well i wanna say abs module on there, and took it to a dealership. The technician told me that it couldnt be the master cylinder with the brake not releasing when i opened the bleed valve.
So I went home and put the master cylinder back on and hooked all the electrical parts up, plus the brake lines. Changed the caliper, and fixed the problem.
I bled all four wheels got into the car and had no breaks. I then re-bled the new caliper and got enough pressure in pedal to test the car. I don't have as much pedal pressure in it as i do in my 2000 ford focus but i never have, plue the car is old.
Should I pull the MC off and bleed it. Or can I just try bleeding the new caliper some more?
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mw1871
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Feb 27, 2007, 10:01 PM
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Re: Master Cylinder and brakes on a 1994 Cav.
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If you want a high brake pedal, make sure the rear brakes are properly adjusted. If they are too loose the pistons in the wheel cylinders have to travel alot further before the brakes grab. After this is done further bleeding may be needed.
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