Westy

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the brake pedal..

Just recently when I push the brake pedal, nothing happens until its near the bottom.. I can pump it once, then it works perfectly. They work fine but abit annoying as I want instant braking not a second later once the pedal is near the floor.

John Laverick

Do you still run drums on the back?

Westy

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yes mate

adamS2RST

Hmmm, had all sorts of funwith mine converting to rear discs: Still not 100% similar to what you are experiencing. I'm hoping when my 300mm front setup goes on and the abs is removed it will cure the problem

Max

you might have a leak in the master cylinder?!?! loosing pressure slowly possibly

Westy

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Max

the master cylinder is fairly new tho.. still could be the prob

One thing tho, you know the brake fluid reservoir, the cap is missing.. would this leak pressure??

Jim Galbally

air in system. if bleeding them (properly) doesn't help, its likely your master cyl is fubared. i managed to f**k my M/S on the XR4i when bleeding them, new (well, from the scrappy ) cured it.

Max

i'm gonna say yes

GrimmeRS2K

has it just been doing it recently?

Westy

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it started happening from when the load compensator was replaced I think..

see i got some work done for an mot, and I think a load compensator needed changing but the guy also said that he had changed pipes at the back to copper pipes..

Jim Galbally

westy its simple, it IS air in the pipes, you just gotta work out if thats caused by poor bleeding or if something is broken.

Westy

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would that cap that is off of the reservoir cause this??

Jim Galbally

it shouldnt do, but ask yourself this...


WHY THE FUCK HAVE YOU NOT GOT THE CAP ON?

Westy

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chill out

the cap came off and havent got round to replacing it as yet.. ionfact, its from when I took it to a company on here to sort the brakes out, and they never bothered putting it back on

Jim Galbally

they cost PENNIES

go out NOW and buy yourself an ezibleed, a litre of DOT4 and a new cap then report back

Westy

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I actually went to fords, and the gimp behind the counter said 30 quid for the cap so I didnt say a word and just left

finis code please will put that on first then try bleeding them

Fudgey

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if you not got a cap on the fluid will be shagged as it absorbs moisture.

sounds like you got air in too, so totally bleed the brakes with new fluid.

Jim Galbally

when he replaced the lines, he should have bled the system... i see two possibilities:

1) he didn't
2) when bleeding the system the M/S got shagged (v. common)