no brakes?

tims 86

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ok i am completely stumped! cant stand working on brakes anymore. so here is what i did. new mm front stainless hoses and the rear one on top of axle. upgraded front brakes to 94-95 calipers and rotors. bled about 3 quarts of brake fluid to clean system and get all the air out... no pedal at all??? so i figured new master cylinder,,,, no not it??? still no pedal at all... what am i missing? everything is tight to spec and no leaks anywere... possible bad calipers?? im so confused please help

 

CarMichael Angelo

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how did you bleed it?

 

tims 86

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bench bled the master, and just used the bleeders and pedel

 

tims 86

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no one?

 

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hows the brake booster?

is your brake pedal attached?

does your emergency brake work?

that's a big question, with a ton of possibilities.

 

tims 86

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everything was good till i did the changes, e- brake works, not sure how to test the booster but it worked before. pedal just goes to the floor with no resistance when car is running. that tells me the booster is ok. could it still need bled more? i did it soo much the fluid is so clean now and not getting any air.

 

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Bleed the MC again on the car. Either crack the lines or the bleeders (if you have them, not sure) on the MC. My 03 was the same way till I did that.

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No bleeders on the Fox mc, but from the sounds of thing you still have a lot of air somewhere


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You didn't change or move the calipers? A very common problem is to put them on the wrong side of the car, and they won't bleed if you do that. The bleeder must be up top.

 

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what master cyl are you using?

 

tims 86

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stock master cylinder. the calipers can be on the wrong side? i better check that, i changed to 95 setup. didnt know they would go on backwards?

 

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Not really backwards, but upside down. They'll mount perfectly and they look normal, problem is, when mounted this way, an air pocket is trapped at the top of the caliper and cannot be bled out because it's above the level of the bleeder.

 

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wow i cant believe i did that.... they are upside down.. thanks everyone.. dont know what i would do without this forum..