Okay here's the story, my earl's brake line came apart on the front passanger side. ... I don't know how it happened, but the crimp must have not been a very good one.

anyways, so after replacing just the front passagner brake line w/ an Earl's brake line. we bleed the brakes. the brakes seem pefectly fine.... w/ the car off.
when i start the car... it seems to have lost ALOT of firmness.
we again tried to bleed the brake lines on all the areas... starting w/ the furthest away.
still no dice.
I've replaced the master cylinder gasket and added alot of fluid to it.
I'm going to take it to Midas tomorrow If a friend can't come over and help tonight... or if he comes over and we are unable to fix it.

I've done some searches... but i'm still unsure.


this blows.

 

If air got into the m/c, you're screwed. Those m/c's with the quick take up valves are a pain in the butt to bleed out. Best bet is to have Midas do a pressure bleed on the master cylinder.

(The quick takeup valve can be seen/felt along the bottom of the m/c body (not the reservoir), it'll be a bulge right before the m/c body ends near the brake booster. It's used as a "mini reservoir" that holds fluid for "immediate" usage, to take up the slight gap between the disc brake pads and the rotor. The fluid in the main "real" reservoir is then used for your actual braking action.)

 

Yeah i took it to Midas. turns out i just had some air in the system. Only cost me 30 bux. so I'm happy now. :lala: