Car stops just fine now, but I decided I want to do the fbody up front and gxp rear upgrade. I am also going to change to stainless brake lines, so even though the car stops fine now a buddy is telling me to change the master cylinder while I am at it because I am upgradin everything else. I feel its a waste of time and money I should wait till it gives me a problem. Opinions, thoughts?
Brake upgrade question
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Scottydoggs
Killa Bee
you can leave the stock master. im also on ss lines, f bodys up front, stock on the rear. but it stops very well with this set up, 100 times better then stock.
Thats what I figured this guy tends to over do everything and strangely is always broke go figure lol his whole thought process is this will be a way to make sure all the old dot 3 brake fluid is out so I can use the dot 4 /far as I know you can mix yhe 2 but I intend to drain the master anyway
synysterjoe
Money vortex
Doing a thorough bleed will get everything out of master. It won't make a difference if there is a bit of DOT 3 left, as it is compatible with DOT 4.
Scottydoggs
Killa Bee
if you have a old turkey baster, or large syringe, i like to suck the old fluid from the master, then fill it with new fluid, this way you dont risk getting air in the lines.
Austins01GP
New member
Do that^ I just made the mistake of running the master dry, it's a headache you can easily avoid
Scottydoggs
Killa Bee
that may not clear the air from the master. they are a bit tricky sometimes.
ive never been able to bleed air out of a master through a caliper, look up bench bleeding a master, cracking the lines to bleed the master simulates bench bleeding.
ive never been able to bleed air out of a master through a caliper, look up bench bleeding a master, cracking the lines to bleed the master simulates bench bleeding.
SpecialEdition01
New member
A friend of mine let his master go dry for...god knows how long.
He has a 2000 Buick LaSabre, about a week ago he casually said to me, "yea, my brake pedal is going to the floor kinda."
Checked pads ok, checked rotors ok, looked at brake lines OUCH
I looked in the master cylinder and there was next to no fluid.
so I bleed the system (at the master then at all of the calipers)
got the tires back on, everything together, pumped the brake, pressure back and
POP there goes a brake line, I had warned him but he was trying to go cheap.
The morel of that story is: NEVER let air in you brake system. Moisture (air) is the enemy.
He has a 2000 Buick LaSabre, about a week ago he casually said to me, "yea, my brake pedal is going to the floor kinda."
Checked pads ok, checked rotors ok, looked at brake lines OUCH
I looked in the master cylinder and there was next to no fluid.
so I bleed the system (at the master then at all of the calipers)
got the tires back on, everything together, pumped the brake, pressure back and
POP there goes a brake line, I had warned him but he was trying to go cheap.
The morel of that story is: NEVER let air in you brake system. Moisture (air) is the enemy.
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