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Brakes go to floor i changed master,4 calipers,4 brake hoses, and all pads

I put in new master,4 calipers,4 brake hoses,all new pads and fuild it will pump up but let it sit for a second and it gos to floor and no leaks

  • wadingriver
    wadingriver Apr 03, 2012

    Did you bench Bleed the Master?Did you bleed the calipers starting with the rear Passeneger side?

  • fpfreddie3
    fpfreddie3 Apr 04, 2012

    yes did the bleeding the right way

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Time to redo the bleeding of the system again...starting with the master cylinder...you do not have to remove the master to re-bleed it. disconnect both brake lines from the master, and start again by pushing pedal to floor, and rebleed each line at the master...this is critical to work properly...you mentioned new master cylinder, if remanufactured I would return it. As noted above, after confirming the master is fully bled...rebleed each caliper beginning with the rear, farthest away from the master...you must have "air" in the brake lines. Hope this helps.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 26, 2009

SOURCE: Brake petal goes to floor

if you cant find any leaks in lines or cylinders or calipers u probaly have a bad booster
see lots come threw my shop like that but also their is a vacum line that runs to the booster and it hooks to a plastic valve that goes in to the booster those get gloged and you loose pedal as well try replacing that before you bye a new boooster

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 26, 2009

SOURCE: Changed front brake pads. brake pedal goes to floor. no brakes

on the inside of wheel is a small bolt that bleeds the brake you my need a extra hand so some one can pump brakes, start from the back then the front, have person who is helping pump brakes a few times then tell to hold pedal down after confirm the pedal is down brake open the bleeder valve then close when fluid shoots out do this Intel feel brake pedal comes up a little after the one move to next bleeder valve. back to front.driverthen, passenger then move to the front and do same. this may help!!!

Curt Downs

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  • Posted on Sep 28, 2008

SOURCE: I just put new calipers

Did u bleed the master cylinder before u installed it? If not, you'll have to also bleed the rear brakes. starting w/ the bleeder the farthest away, to next greatest distance,etc til u get to the closest bleeder.
If u did bleed the master cyl. before installation, I'm wondering if u did the following:
have someone pump the brakes (3 times, don't mash the pedal to the floor, just gentle push no more than half way down 3 times, while holding pedal half way down 3rd pump, open bleeder, when fluid or air slows coming out, close bleeder, and repeat, until only clean fluid flows. And of course, don't let the fluid get too low in the master cyl, or you will **** in air and have to start all over. Let me know how you do. countrycurt0

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 28, 2009

SOURCE: changing rear brake pads on a 2003 jeep liberty

No, do not open the brake fluid lines. If the piston has groves cut in to the face of it, you will need a special compressor for it. Most new cars with 4 wheel discs use this type of piston. Instead of just pushing the piston in (as you would on older style calipers) you actually need to turn it clockwise while you push it in. They sell the tool at auto parts stores.

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Johnny Brown

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  • Posted on Nov 16, 2010

SOURCE: 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Brake Problem. Brake

This may sound dum but its been done a few times and is a simple mistake , the bleeder screw is up top, with the caliper on the bleeder screw should be up top, if not then calipers are on the wrong side, it sounds like air in the system, also you pumped the pedal up to push out the piston so pads hit rotor after bleeding,i dont see anything else, if the pedal is good with pinched lines at caliper then it got to be calipers are wrong or on the wrong side and the bleeder is not atop caliper,also you bleed the rear also? these trucks and cars use left caliper and rt rear on one system of the master and rt front and left rear on one side, let me know about the caliper, heres a picture to show you what i mean. hope this helpsjohnjohn2_23.jpg

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