76' Brake Problem
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2nd Gear
Joined: Feb 2007
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76' Brake Problem
New Guy Here!
Waited all my life to get one of these...
Four days of ownership and the brakes go out.
Brake light continually "on"
No Pedal
Replaced master cylinder
No pedal
When replacing the MC - the rod is moving when brake pedal is pushed
Any Suggestions,
New Guy Steve
Waited all my life to get one of these...
Four days of ownership and the brakes go out.
Brake light continually "on"
No Pedal
Replaced master cylinder
No pedal
When replacing the MC - the rod is moving when brake pedal is pushed
Any Suggestions,
New Guy Steve
Instructor
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 223
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From: Kennesaw GA
Steve,
Did you bench bleed the new master cylinder? Have you tried to bleed the brakes at all? We need a little more information.
Oh, and Welcome! by the way!
Did you bench bleed the new master cylinder? Have you tried to bleed the brakes at all? We need a little more information.
Oh, and Welcome! by the way!
Last edited by GruntyPants; Feb 23, 2007 at 05:21 PM. Reason: Welcome!
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2nd Gear
Joined: Feb 2007
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Haven't bled the lines as yet...bout freezin round here...had to do a couple other things while under the hood and that's about all my fingers could take. Though for sure that I'd have some pedal if the MC was defective.
Thanks for the welcome...
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: San Antonio TX
You won't have any pedal until you bleed the calipers. And in your case, I'd do the pump and hold method to ensure that the MC is making pressure. It's not all that uncommon to get a bad rebuilt MC. And check for leaks in the lines and around the calipers.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Grand Forks North Dakota
I can confirm that, I had to gravity bleed and pressure bleed my '76 after I replaced my MC. My pedal would fade rapidly at stop lights but I did have some. Afterwards I had none until I bled everything out good. Probably went through 2 large bottles of brake fluid before everything worked right.
