Master Cylinder malfunction?

[n2soccer21]

Hey guys,

I recently noticed that my brakes were not kicking in until late (the brake is almost floored). It doesn't feel like it's pulling to one side, I don't hear any abnormal noises coming from the wheels, and I havn't seen any leaking fluids.

Is this probably a problem with the master cylinder? Do tauri typically have problems with the master cylinders? Could this be anything else? Anything else I left out?

Thanks

 

[clindahl]

When sitting at a stop light with your foot on the brake - depress the pedal harder than normal, and then release the extra pressure a little bit, the pedal should come back with a hydralic feeling (yeah - great explanation). If it doesn't come back that means the high pressure is beeling off somewhere (i.e. master cylinder failure) and would need replaced.

I recently replaced the master cylinder on my car, not too hard, just a REAL PITA with the hose that runs brake fluid down to the ABS and trying to bench bleed and finding a cap for the nippe on the fluid resivoir because well it isn't connected to the ABS to dump brake fluid into <- this is only if you have ABS. Other than that, it is pretty straight forward replacement!

 

[n2soccer21]

thanks.

I replaced the master cylinder but it did not fix the problem. I do have ABS. Could it be something with that?

 

[n2soccer21]

I took it to Autotire and they fixed it for $50. It was just some air on the system...although the master cylinder probably needed to be replaced anyway.

 

[clindahl]

Did they bleed the ABS System to correct the problem, or just bleed the brakes at all 4 wheels? If they just bleed the brakes, did they pressure bleed them?

 

[Denny]

Do you have leaks in any of the hard brake lines?

 

[shogansta]

my sho is doing it too! what did they change and how do u bleed brakes?

 

[n2soccer21]

I'm not exactly sure what the bled. All I know is that they said, "We got the air out of your brakes and you now have a brake" or something along those lines.

 

[shogansta]

yea i did that yesterday and my brakes work great u shouldnt have changed the master cylinder! i bled all tires and the brake pad feels great and stops in a timely manner!