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MotegiMazdA
11-16-2004, 09:23 PM
Yeah I lost my brakes today. Went to stop and the pedal went right to the floor. I guess its my master cylinder. Anyone else have fun with that?
Shane5425
11-16-2004, 09:25 PM
no, thank god, but it sounds like a master cylinder... one of my brake calipers are lockin up when they get hot..
MotegiMazdA
11-16-2004, 09:50 PM
I thought my passanger side one was doing that but it was okay.
insanoman2005
11-16-2004, 09:53 PM
check your bleeder valves. anythign wet around your brakes or lines would be a good start
ELEmental59437
11-16-2004, 10:06 PM
My master cyl is leaking. It might have been from the wreck, not sure. I just hope I can fix it before they go out. I can see the leaking brake fluid trickling down and stripping the paint off the black part of the master cyl.
MotegiMazdA
11-17-2004, 10:06 PM
Is your MC on the firewall? The way they explained it to me was that it was pretty much the thing that held the fluid.

No leaks. Thats whats making me mad about this situation. I dont understand brakes so starting there might help but its dry My e bake light was commig on when I was braking a week or so ago. Added more fluid and it stopped now this.
Shane5425
11-18-2004, 12:34 AM
MC is on your firewall.. most of the time, they internals in the mc is what goes out, not leakin.. go check and follow alll the brake lines and make sure there is no leakage..
do this, get in your car.. pump up the brake pedal until it is hard then hold it.. Does it go down slow , or does it stay firm?
MotegiMazdA
11-18-2004, 06:28 PM
I dont have the car. Its stuck in cape coral.
Protege52003
11-18-2004, 06:36 PM
my master cylinder failed on me in my old saab 900 turbo many years ago while i was cruising around a corner.......scared the you know what out of me....was an expensive job and was before i started working on my car....i was young at the time and just got my liscense!!!
MotegiMazdA
11-18-2004, 06:44 PM
Yeah it was pretty sucky. I forgot that I was in a manual and that I could downshift. I wasnt going very fast but I wasnt very happy about it.
mp5jeff
11-18-2004, 06:49 PM
e-brake it? :D
Protege52003
11-18-2004, 06:54 PM
did not have the driving experience to think of that at the time......would be different if it happened now!
e-brake it? :D
MotegiMazdA
11-19-2004, 06:50 PM
rofl. Yeah I totally e braked it.
FC3s Boy
11-19-2004, 07:28 PM
yea mine went out on my 7 once, downshifted and e brake saved the day