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06-14-2005, 03:54 PM

Madtekniques

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Issues with brake pedal

When I am sitting at a stop I lose all compression in my brake pedal, ie. it sinks to the floor. Any ideas?

06-14-2005, 04:28 PM

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Master Cylinder went kaput. bleed the lines, check your fluid and check for leaks before ruling it the master cylinder tho

06-15-2005, 09:25 AM

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Master Cylinder went kaput. bleed the lines, check your fluid and check for leaks before ruling it the master cylinder tho

Thanks for the reply, the first thing I did was check my fluid and it's not low, I will look for leaks, there's nothing on the interior at the fire wall but I will check in the engine bay.

Is it difficult to replace myself if it is the master cylinder? is it similar to the clutch master cylinder?

06-15-2005, 09:56 AM

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Your master cylinder is bad and needs replacing. Its a common problem on older integras. A nice upgrade would be the 1" cylinder from the ITR or GSR instead of the 15/16" you have in your RS now.

You can replace it your self if you have a flared wrence to remove the brake lines. You will need someone to help you bleed the brakes, unless you have one of those speed bleeders.

06-15-2005, 02:16 PM

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I had this happen to me at a stop light on the way home from work yesterday morning ... but for me it seems to come and go at different times .. it's weird. I had all my brake lines changed just about a year ago because they were bad and I broke them going over a speed bump too quickly

Anyways, only since after my lines were changed that I get this problem .. happens so rare though but when it does it scares the sh*t outta me cause last thing I need is to ram into someone

06-15-2005, 02:48 PM

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maybe you should get it fixed asap before you do crash into something ...

i'd be scared to drive with bad brakes

06-15-2005, 03:02 PM

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when i had the same problem, it was the brake master cylinder

06-16-2005, 09:15 AM

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Mine happens worse at some times then others and it also comes and goes. Also, letting my foot off the brake then reapplying gets back the pressure. I did flush my system 6 months ago when I changed my brakes is there a possibility that it could be air in the lines?

I have no loss of fluid either?

For those who have replaced their master cylinder, were you loosing fluid?