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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 11:20 AM
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I have noticed that my brake pedal goes pretty far down to the floor. I have also noticed that there is a sound of air escaping when I depress the pedal. There does seem to be a slight spongyness to the pedal also. Any guess to what my problem might be? Am I right in thinking the power assist? Any help would be appreciated.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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Make sure you have good brake fluid, not black, in there. Check all the lines at the master cyclinder for leaks, etc. Sounds like it might be the power asst.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 01:47 PM
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There is a vacuum line that runs to a plunger type fitting on your brake pedal, has to do with cruise control, that is leaking and that is the hiss you are hearing.
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Master Cylinder most likely.
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Sounds like your brake master cylinder's gone biznoobies up to me, too.
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