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04-12-2008, 02:13 PM

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What do you men firmer? Are we talking about them being a little touchy? If so you'll get used to the system..

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04-12-2008, 02:33 PM

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What do you men firmer? Are we talking about them being a little touchy? If so you'll get used to the system..

like a little firm to push before i get action. it seems that the brake pedal goes halfway before the car shuts down.

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04-12-2008, 02:37 PM

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You might be due for a master cylinder failure....

The Clamps on my 95 are quite good...

Try bleeding the entire system and see if it gets better...

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04-12-2008, 03:00 PM

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prolly take it to brake masters for their flush and bleed. i dont like dealing too much with brakes. something about not stopping if i mess it up, with nobody to blame but me

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04-14-2008, 12:43 PM

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brakemasters said the master cylinder is bad.

I can only take what this car is dishing out for so long :(

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04-15-2008, 11:41 AM

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well, was able to get a reman MC for $40.52 through a dealer hookup. Brakemasters charged $102+tax to put it in and bleed brakes.

but man, this car stops

left marks in the tar on the road from where they patched the cracks in front of my parents house

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04-15-2008, 12:06 PM

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Don't go nuts just yet. The new MC is great, but the 2 front brake hoses might not be able to handle all that new pressure and may start breaking down inside. This is especially true if the car is over 100k. If you blow one, new MC or not, you're not stopping.

Just something to consider.