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Old 03-26-2009, 08:31 PM
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Pedal goes to the floor after I bled the p!ss out of all brakes. All lines are good, no leaking. Kept master cylinder full the whole time. I searched here and cz28 for an hour and am still clueless. I bled just fronts (RF,LF) and after I did that and it was soft I did a full brake bleed. No brake light or abs inop either. The right front was coming out milky for a while but is fine now. ANY help or ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!
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Today I bought a pump and bled all the brakes again. Driver front seemed to have a lot of air in the line. Also noticed fluid around the booster/master cylinder. Would a bad master cause this? Everything was perfectly fine before I did the swap. Help!!
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Figured it out thanks to a post by 9t8z28. Had the calipers on the wrong sides. Mixed them up when painting and didn't realize they could be switched and fit fine. Also didn't know BLEEDERS ALWAYS FACE UP!!! Glad I figured it out before buying a new master cylinder and power booster. Figures everyone is not as dumb as me and this is not a more common issue. Lesson learned.
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Wow, I didn't know that calipers were side specific. Good info.




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