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Author Topic: Brake Help Please positiveextreme ¯ Member # 4472 posted                                 Hello. I had a question maybe someone here can help me with a possible answer.Thanks. My brakes on my 1983 lx dont work, I have to floor the brakes for them to work. They dont squeak or grind like when the brakes usually need to be repaced. I was thnking about having the pads replaced, someone suggested that if they dont squeak or grind it might just be that it needs brake fluid. Thanks -------------------- David Hernandez dhernandez@imaginemediagroup.com Posts: 73 | From: San Francisco | Registered: May 2004  |  : NvrEnough89GT ¯ Member # 5086 posted                              Master Cylinder Maybe If the pedal is to the floor sounds like a master cylinder to me but I could be wrong. Have you checked the pads to even see if they are warn or not? -------------------- 89 LX Posts: 224 | From: Union City Ca | Registered: Dec 2004  |  : StangerMach1 ¯ Member # 3677 posted                                 bleed them, check for leaks, check for fluid i recently had seals around the pistons on the calipers go out on me. So that was my problem. good luck -------------------- Its not an oil leak, its sweat from all that horsepower. "Mach 1 pronounced Mach Won." 1970 Ford Advertisment Posts: 153 | From: Redwood City | Registered: Oct 2003  |  : positiveextreme ¯ Member # 4472 posted                                 thank you both for the input. -------------------- David Hernandez dhernandez@imaginemediagroup.com Posts: 73 | From: San Francisco | Registered: May 2004  |  : 94gt ¯ Member # 3060 posted                                 There may be air in the system, when I replaced my bad caliper in the rear, I completely flushed out all the old nasty black fluid with some nice new stuff. -------------------- 2020 Explorer ST 2011 Silver Raptor 'Screw Posts: 5777 | From: Beavercreek, OH | Registered: Jul 2003  |  : positiveextreme ¯ Member # 4472 posted                                 Ya I will try that too. Im having them done today, and Ill have the old fluid flushed. Thanks -------------------- David Hernandez dhernandez@imaginemediagroup.com Posts: 73 | From: San Francisco | Registered: May 2004  |  :

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