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> Diagnose a bad master cylinder, can't bleed this thing
terrymason
post Sep 19 2006, 07:07 PM
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a couple of days ago my front brakes ran out of fluid - I did some inspecting, and I belive that my passenger caliper is bad. I've replaced the caliper, and went about bleeding it, but I can't get fluid in the lines.

I've taken the caliper off again, and am simply trying to get brake fluid out of the end of the brake line, just before the caliper.

I've tried both pumping the brakes and using a vacum bleeder, and can't get and fluid out of the line. The level of the resovior never drops.

So what is it? I'm assuming that there isn't a leak, could I have a bad master cylinder? Do I need to somehow prime this thing?
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terrymason   Diagnose a bad master cylinder   Sep 19 2006, 07:07 PM
bd1308   Shoudlnt have to--I ran out of fluid three times w...   Sep 19 2006, 07:10 PM
terrymason   That's what I'm thinking. The way it stan...   Sep 19 2006, 07:21 PM
URY914   Do you feel resistance against the pedal as you pu...   Sep 19 2006, 08:25 PM
Brew   Or blockage in the line.(Hey, it could happen...   Sep 19 2006, 08:27 PM
terrymason   no pedal at all - it'll hit the floor just usi...   Sep 19 2006, 08:35 PM
terrymason   I'll take the driver side off tomorrow and tes...   Sep 19 2006, 08:37 PM
Brew   Kinda sounds like it, but I cant see why you would...   Sep 19 2006, 08:42 PM
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