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I have a 95 delica 4x4 and the brakes are very spongy.ihave replaced the front pads,caliper seals and new master cyl.i have pressure bleed the system to no avail.can you please help?

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Did you bleed the master cylinder before installing it? It can be very difficult to get air out of the system if not bleeded correctly. If mc did not come with its own bleeding kit, get a master cylinder universal bleeding kit(autozone, o'reilly's, etc.) that includes several plastic fittings for different brands and some clear hoses. install the fittings in the mc and attach the hoses. put the other end of the hoses inside the reservoir, put brake fluid to the reservoir and pump the piston against a vertical surface or wall while keeping the mc horizontal, leaning your body weight on the mc assembly. Keep doing so until you see only fluid without air comes back to the reservoir from the mc fittings. Install it again and proceed to bleed the system starting from the furthest wheel to the mc, working your way to the closest wheel. The wheel bleeding procedure is as follows: have someone depress the brake pedal five times and hold the pedal depress, while another person opens the caliper purge valve. Repeat this operation until only fluid comes out. Do the same to the rest of the wheels. Watch the reservoir level during the whole procedure, since you'll be loosing fluid. Thank you

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Did you bleed the rear wheels or just the front
air still in the system possibly in the master cylinder

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 22, 2009

SOURCE: replced front brake pads and calipers adjusted

Bleed the master cylinder first. You have to do that before you belled any calipers or wheel cylinder.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 03, 2009

SOURCE: brakes

Flexible brake lines are probably balooning out causing pressure not to build up, replace flexible to the calipers.

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  • Posted on Mar 18, 2009

SOURCE: 92 dodge van rear ABS-brake and ABS lights on/can't reset?

Its probably how your bleeding your brakes, but first make sure the bleeding nipples are facing upward. You should bleed diagonaly, front pass wheel then rear driver wheel. Then front driver wheel and rear pass wheel. The abs light has its own computer your have to get it scanned to clear the codes and turn off the light

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  • Posted on Jul 13, 2010

SOURCE: replaced master cylinder, front brake calipers and rear calipers,

BY TRUCK HAVING ABS BRAKE.YOU NEED A SCANNER TO BLEED BRAKES THE SCANNER HAS TO RESET OPERATION OF THE BRAKE HYDRALIC SYTEM BEFORE YOU CAN BLEED SYSTEM.

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  • Posted on Jul 31, 2010

SOURCE: Brakes are still spongy after changing the pads, one caliper, and master cylinder. bled front brakes.

I just went to Brake Masters this morning and had them replace the Master Cylinder since I was experiencing the pedal very spongy and going to the floor. When they replaced the Master Cylinder and they gave me back the car, the brakes were still spongy and going to the floor. I addressed this to them and they took another look at it, but when I took it for a second time, the brakes were extremely spongy. It was almost like they gave me back my car in worst condition to when I brought it in. Can you help?

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Manually bleeding brakes

You don't have to, but if they have never been bleed before and you have over 90k miles on it, it wouldn't hurt! Look at its condition, if it's Clear and nothing is floating in the fluid and the brake is high and firm when depressed, it would be best to leave it alone.

But, if the brake pedal is spongy and pumps up after depressing it a few times, then bleeding the system will remove any trapped air bubbles and it will also remove any contaminants or moisture that may have collected over time.

If you have access to a Pressure Bleeder, you would have less problems as long as you don't over pressurize the system.

Also, make sure you use Dot 3 Brake Fluid if you do bleed them.
And if you have never bleed the system and don't have a pressure bleeder, do your best not to don't push the brake pedal to the floor during the bleed process. If you do, it could cause damage the Master Cylinder's internal seals causing them to leak which will cause your brake pedal to sink while holding pressure like at a stop light, causing brake presure failure and the need to either rebuild the Master Cylinder or replace it with a new or rebuilt one!
Don't rush through the prosses and doing this on a less humid day is always best as Brake fluid tends to draw moisture from the air, causing your new brake fluid to become contaminated prematurely.

One other thing, soak the Bleeder Valves on the Calipers and or Wheel Cylinders with "PB Blaster", its a rust busting penetrant, much Better and Faster then WD40 and will aid in loosening rusted bleeder valves without breaking them.
Hope this helps.
Happy Saturn Motoring!
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My kid bought a 99 Grand Am, the brakes were spongy and had to be pumped. The car now has new front calipers, pads, and new master cylinder. We bench bled the master cylinder and bled out the brakes. The...

If the car has Drum style rear brakes, make sure the adjustment is good. It takes a lot of fluid to activate them.
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Replaced master cylinder, front brake calipers and rear calipers,

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Brakes are still spongy after changing the pads, one caliper, and master cylinder. bled front brakes.

I just went to Brake Masters this morning and had them replace the Master Cylinder since I was experiencing the pedal very spongy and going to the floor. When they replaced the Master Cylinder and they gave me back the car, the brakes were still spongy and going to the floor. I addressed this to them and they took another look at it, but when I took it for a second time, the brakes were extremely spongy. It was almost like they gave me back my car in worst condition to when I brought it in. Can you help?
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Replced front brake pads and calipers adjusted

Bleed the master cylinder first. You have to do that before you belled any calipers or wheel cylinder.
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