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Brake issues please help!

Old 08-27-2012, 10:02 AM
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Ive been having some brake issues with my 94 GT. When i bought the car it had a dual piston swap. The calipers wouldnt release all the way so the 2 fronts were always dragging. So i swapped it back over to the single piston calipers and now i have no pedal. I have to pump it atleast 4 times before i get any sort of pedal. I replaced the master cylinder and bled the crap out of all four corners. But still no pedal. Any ideas??
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Old 08-27-2012, 12:52 PM
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Needs more bleeding. Sometimes a vacuum pump and/or the 2 person bleed technique just won't cut the fat. Sometimes, you have to bring it to a shop with a brake system flusher, this is a unit that will hookup directly to the master reservoir and force fluid through the lines, forcing a bleed.
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Old 08-27-2012, 06:27 PM
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I guess all i can do is try it. I had 2 of my mechanic buddies helping me mess with it so i know the 2 man bleeding was done correctly.
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Yeah, but replacing the master introduced air into the very beginnings of the lines(unless you were smart and clamped the rubber lines at the wheels, this would create a hydro lock and no air would enter).

To properly bleed that out, you'll need to have bled it enough to use probably over a quart of fluid.
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I bled almost a full one of the big bottles you get from autozone.
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