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#376149 09/28/16 11:08 PM
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Put new NAPA kits in all icl. mas cyl and honed all new shoes springs etc..bleed all 4 and fluid shot out as it should , but when I tightened all and fill Mas Cyl I can not get any pedal ....looked for leaks all around but found none ..whats going on ??? I done lots of brakes before on different cars but never with result like this..thinking car is jinksed ..sc PS mas cyl kit looked exactly like the old one I took out..

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What order did you bleed the brakes. Should be left rear, left front, right rear, right front.


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Repeated pumping gives no pedal, even a little bit? If you get a soft pedal or low pedal you just need to keep bleeding because you still have air in the lines. If you get no pedal at all and you don't have leakage elsewhere I'd look at the master cylinder.


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Try pinching off the brake hoses, use something smooth that damage the hoses. If you then get a pedal you know the master cylinder is ok, if not check the master. If you get a pedal then release one hose at a time and if the pedal goes away then you found where the air or problem is.


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